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If we're made in Gods image, God's made of gag, pol, and env.
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I'm a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations. I also study epigenetic control of ERVs.
Recent Posts
- Atheists with vaginas.
- Turning 'crazy' into learnin-- XMRV from contaminated vaccines?
- An open invitation to Bill Maher
- Virus helps save the American Chestnut tree
- Dan Barker at OU!
- Modified virus lets blind kids see (and some adults too)
- Three viruses join forces to treat X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
- Ongoing witch-hunt against Oklahoma scientists
- Viral evilution in the lab-- 'Evolution before our eyes'
- Nef: Savior and Satan
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- llewelly on An open invitation to Bill Maher
- Tyler DiPietro on Atheists with vaginas.
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- Wes on Atheists with vaginas.
- KemaTheAtheist on An open invitation to Bill Maher
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About
ERVs, endogenous retroviruses, are leftover bits and pieces of retroviruses that have infected germ cells (sperm, eggs) millions of years ago.
Sometimes our genome steals genes from ERVs, like mammals stole env genes to make our placentas, but usually we just let those ERVs rot into dysfunctional and nonfunctional bits and pieces.
This ERV is a graduate student in Oklahoma studying the evolution of viruses, especially retroviruses, and how that evolution impacts our health.
