Medicine & TechnologyA recent study has shed light on the connection between ancient viruses and the development of big brains and bodies in vertebrates. Continue reading the article to learn more.
A virus that infected animals hundreds of millions of years ago has now been found to play an important role in the development of the embryo. Find out more about it in this article.
Researchers discovered that the epidemic that plagues koalas is linked to a common virus that conceals the immune system. Learn more about the finding here.
Analysis of 10 koala DNA samples shows that koalas have been infected by a retrovirus roughly 50,000 years ago that inserts themselves near genes that are closely linked with STDs and specific cancers.