Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won't Let Go of It(nytimes.com)
83 points by gumby | 31 comments
A New York Times science article about the molluscum contagiosum virus that acquired a human gene; the capture shows a bot-block page instead.
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6 stories tagged virology, newest first.
'Epigenetic' editing banishes hepatitis B virus(nature.com)
12 points by sbulaev | 0 comments
Nature news article on an epigenetic editing technique that uses chemical tags to silence hepatitis B viral DNA hidden in the host genome.
One universal antiviral to rule them all?(cuimc.columbia.edu)
319 points by breve | 139 comments
Columbia University Irving Medical Center news article about research toward a universal broad-spectrum antiviral treatment.
Bispecific antibodies potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern(science.org)
347 points by ohjeez | 96 comments
A Science Translational Medicine research paper on bispecific antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern; the page was blocked by a Cloudflare check.
'Obelisks': New class of life has been found in human digestive system(sciencealert.com)
393 points by unkeen | 120 comments
ScienceAlert article reporting the discovery of 'obelisks', a new class of viroid-like RNA elements found in bacteria of the human digestive system.
Scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab(nature.com)
570 points by dataminer | 198 comments
Nature news article about virologist Beata Halassy, who treated her own breast cancer with lab-grown oncolytic viruses, and researchers' warnings against copying her.