Ancient viral infections have left endogenous retroviruses in our DNA, impacting genomic evolution and playing roles in ...

The mechanisms that underpin these connections between human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) and disease are just beginning to emerge. Transcription of viral RNA can signal the presence of foreign DNA ...

New research into how a retrovirus is spreading across populations of wild koalas in Queensland, Australia is leading to a better understanding of the evolution of the animal's genome. KoRV-A is ...

Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus threatening their species. Researchers from The University of Queensland and ...