Retroviruses Sentence Examples

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  • Lentiviral vectors, a subgroup of retroviruses, are capable of infecting non-dividing, but not truly quiescent cells.

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  • Transgenic poultry have been created using retroviruses carrying copies of the DNA coding for a new gene.

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  • This discovery was followed by many other examples of acutely transforming retroviruses, together with the structural characterization of the viruses involved.

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  • In particular, much research is being carried out on a family of viruses called porcine endogenous retroviruses.

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  • Robin Weiss stressed that virus adaptation or recombination with other retroviruses in the new host cannot be dismissed.

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  • Two or three distinct pig retroviruses can infect some human cells in culture.

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  • There are multiple animal retroviruses and other harmful agents found in animal donor organs and cells.

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  • The newer vectors are based on a sub-group of retroviruses known as lentiviruses.

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  • They have similar features to retroviruses in the ease of manipulation, predictable integration and reliable gene expression and regulation.

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  • As with Kawasaki disease, various infectious organisms have been proposed as the cause of IPAN, including hepatitis B virus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), various retroviruses, streptococci, and even a virus usually found in cats.

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  • Retroviruses are composed of RNA molecules instead of DNA, and the only treatable one is the one that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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  • Chronic leukemia occurs in some people who are infected with two human retroviruses (HTLV-I and HTLV-II).

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