Viral proteins may regulate human embryonic development

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 05:30 in Biology & Nature

A fertilized human egg may seem like the ultimate blank slate. But within days of fertilization, the growing mass of cells activates not only human genes but also viral DNA lingering in the human genome from ancient infections.

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