In human cells, RNA is the genetic material that carries ... are made up of RNA instead of DNA. These viruses hijack the host's cellular machinery to translate its RNA to proteins.

When scientists sequenced the human genome in 2001 ... genetic material in a single-stranded version of DNA, called RNA. To make new viruses, they make DNA versions of their genes, which are ...

Unlike the rest of the genes in mitochondria, these DNA and RNA-building genes don’t resemble the corresponding genes of related bacteria. They are genes from viruses. How did viruses contribute ...

Dublin is known as a city where you can enjoy a few pints of Guinness, get a warm welcome from the locals and hear lively ...

An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a new RNA virus that they believe is hitching a ride with a common human parasite. The virus, called Apocryptovirus ...

Around 8 percent of human DNA is made up of genetic sequences acquired from ancient viruses. These sequences ... if its DNA segment is used to produce RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules.

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade ... first copied into a molecule of RNA, the genetic material that partners with DNA, and then the RNA LINE-1 copy ...

In an important discovery, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have identified a never-before-seen mechanism that enables the human immunodeficiency ...

Human respiratory RNA viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus (IAV), spread rapidly in the human population by airway transmission and caused substantial morbidity, mortality ...

More information: Michael Hermann Wißing et al, Genetic determinants of host- and virus-derived insertions for hepatitis E virus replication, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024 ...

The story is also the second installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes serious human ... RNA template. Instead, hepatitis D virus hijacks the cellular DNA ...