Retroviruses are viruses that have evolved the ability to write their genetic code into a cell's own DNA. The most ancient ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

December 1st is designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World AIDS Day, so let's take a look at the situation in Greece.

About 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV infection. In the United Kingdom, there are approximately 100,000 ...

Explore the enduring challenges of treating HIV, its unique properties, and the progress made since the virus's discovery.

Ancient viral fossils buried in our DNA are offering fresh clues about how today’s respiratory pathogens infect and spread.

Most of them come from a subset of viruses called retroviruses, which infect host cells and then trick them into making the ...

You may not realize you’ve benefited from HIV research. But if you’ve received a treatment that was approved through a recent ...

This Catalan woman is part of a small and extraordinary group, known as 'exceptional elite controllers', individuals who ...

Researchers are expanding the scope of cell and gene therapies to target chronic diseases that are difficult to treat.

In September, David Baltimore — the scientist who discovered reverse transcriptase, a breakthrough often described as one of ...

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