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DNA Virus
A DNA virus is a type of virus that has DNA as genetic material. DNA viruses usually contain double-stranded DNA and use DNA-dependent DNA polymerase to replicate. In contrast to RNA viruses, which have smaller genomes, DNA viruses can encode hundreds of viral proteins once inside the host. Another difference between DNA and RNA viruses is that DNA viruses undertake their replication within the infected cell's nucleus, whereas RNA viruses replicate in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Examples of DNA viruses include the herpesviruses (which cause chickenpox, shingles, and oral and genital herpes), the smallpox viruses, adenoviruses (which cause common colds), and papillomaviruses (such as HPV).
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MAR 28, 2017Genetics & Genomics
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From the first scientist to ever discover broadly neutralizing antibodies, a new candidate for protection from influenza ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 21, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Image Credit: J E Theriot/Flickr There’s a new way to make tiny knotted and interlocked chemical structures that h ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 19, 2016Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2016Immunology
Some cells in the immune system are for constantly pumping out antibodies during an infection, while others are saved fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a study recently published in Science, researchers have described a cage they compare to the capsule structure that s ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 09, 2017
Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 23, 2017
Immunology
Scientists keep chipping away at the mysteries of the immune system, and this time in a new study published in Nature Co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2017
Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus, notoriously known as HIV, appears untouchable by the immune system, resulting in millions
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2017
Microbiology
Spoiler alert, you’re infected with Epstein-Barr virus. Well, you’re probably infected - nearly 98% of peopl
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 05, 2017
Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2017
Immunology
You’re not the only one who needs to head to the clinic this flu season; your dog might need to pay a visit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
LA JOLLA, CA – January 23, 2017 – Life’s genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. Thes
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 12, 2017
Microbiology
Viruses invade cells and hijack the internal machinery to use it for their own gain. Scientists at the University of Cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2016
Cancer
For the first time, researchers have traced a childhood form of blood cancer (acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL) to a
...
DEC 03, 2016
Videos
Some dangerous microbes lurk out there, and in this case; the video is talking about just some of them, retroviruses. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Microbiology
By using a vulnerability they found in the genetic code of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), researchers were
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
By using an artificial sample of deformed wing virus (DWV), researchers have been able to learn more about the progressi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2016
Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the Imperial College London and DNA Electronics have developed a portable USB device that detects the pres
...
OCT 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the interm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses and spider toxin? Sounds like a superhero’s origin story. Not quite. Researchers from Vanderbilt Universit
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 14, 2016
Immunology
From the first scientist to ever discover broadly neutralizing antibodies, a new candidate for protection from influenza
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 21, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Image Credit: J E Theriot/Flickr There’s a new way to make tiny knotted and interlocked chemical structures that h
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 19, 2016
Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2016
Immunology
Some cells in the immune system are for constantly pumping out antibodies during an infection, while others are saved fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a study recently published in Science, researchers have described a cage they compare to the capsule structure that s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch