Ancient Viruses Gain New Functions in the Brain

Monday, January 19, 2015 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

Once thought to be little more than genetic junk, retroviruses lurking within host genomes have acquired new roles that may be involved in brain development, a recent study suggests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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