The re-transcribed DNA is then integrated into the genome of the host cell (Figure 2). This process requires the absence of the nuclear membrane and thus is restricted to the M-phase of proliferating ...

During infection, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) inserts itself into the host genome as a chromosomally-integrated provirus that persists in infected cells. Although antiretroviral therapies ...

Ancient viral fossils buried in our DNA are offering fresh clues about how today’s respiratory pathogens infect and spread. By tracing the shared architecture between long-extinct retroviruses and ...