Saturday 20 December 2014

New and Beneficial Function of Endogenous Retroviruses in Immune Response Identified

Retroviruses are best known for causing contagious scourges such as AIDS, or more sporadically, cancer. But researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, found that endogenous retroviruses (ERV) also play a critical role in the body's immune defense against common bacterial and viral pathogens. "Most scientists have become used to the view that retroviruses are generally harmful," said Nobel Laureate Dr. ...

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