Comments on: The Phoenix Virus: Resurrected RNA Retroviruses http://elliottback.com/wp/the-phoenix-virus-resurrected-rna-retroviruses/ Internet & Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: munin_and_hugin http://elliottback.com/wp/the-phoenix-virus-resurrected-rna-retroviruses/#comment-2191681 munin_and_hugin Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:52:16 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/11/08/the-phoenix-virus-resurrected-rna-retroviruses/#comment-2191681 Yes, it's a scary thing that science can recreate viruses from our genome. But that's the point, isn't it? It's ALREADY in our genes, every one of us, since it infected some mammalian ancestor of ours millions of year ago. That's the reason why it's viable, and potentially infectious to any mammal including humans. (Which is a bit weird, considering it's still a part of us.) Any rate, the class of virus it is is stated in the article, it's a retrovirus, as the other commenter noted, the same as HIV. Instead of the usual system of DNA to RNA to protein, retroviruses hijack it and write themselves into your genetic code by virus to RNA to DNA transfer. My point? You probably shouldn't worry, since it's a nonactive part of your DNA already. Yes, it’s a scary thing that science can recreate viruses from our genome. But that’s the point, isn’t it? It’s ALREADY in our genes, every one of us, since it infected some mammalian ancestor of ours millions of year ago. That’s the reason why it’s viable, and potentially infectious to any mammal including humans. (Which is a bit weird, considering it’s still a part of us.) Any rate, the class of virus it is is stated in the article, it’s a retrovirus, as the other commenter noted, the same as HIV. Instead of the usual system of DNA to RNA to protein, retroviruses hijack it and write themselves into your genetic code by virus to RNA to DNA transfer.

My point? You probably shouldn’t worry, since it’s a nonactive part of your DNA already.

]]> By: miguel cruz http://elliottback.com/wp/the-phoenix-virus-resurrected-rna-retroviruses/#comment-2183836 miguel cruz Wed, 27 May 2009 19:55:42 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/11/08/the-phoenix-virus-resurrected-rna-retroviruses/#comment-2183836 we are biohazard,us came from retrovirus, maybe. salute a your cousin,the aids we are biohazard,us came from retrovirus, maybe.
salute a your cousin,the aids

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