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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.
Category: ERVs
The connection between wayward endogenous retroviral protein production and multiple sclerosis is tightening :D Sure its still a mess, sure we dont have all the pieces to The Puzzle-- but weve got a strong foothold now. We know we are...
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Category: ERVs
EMAIL! Dear ERV-- Hope you don't mind a real question instead of the stupid stuff teh idiots usually send you. This morning we had a lecture by Salvatore DiMauro, M.D. from columbia university (he is neurolog/neuromuscular mainly mitochondrial diseases) about...
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Category: ERVs
WTF! Did someone declare this week 'cool ERV research week.' or something?? Yet another awesome ERV paper came out: Distribution of Endogenous Retroviruses in Crocodilians.The title is pretty non-sexy, but what they found... AAAAH! Okay, Jaratlerdsiri and company set out...
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Category: ERVs
Skinny chicks arent more active. They just have more active ERVs.
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Category: ERVs
ERV promoters can change you... BWAHAHAHA!!
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Category: ERVs
Weird science fact of the day: Girl birds only have a left ovary. The right one kinda develops, and then regresses. Left ovary is the only one that works. All birds.Wait... what? What the hell? What kind of evolutionary weirdness...
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Category: Creationism
There is nothing wrong with not knowing something. I dont know lots of stuff. You dont know lots of stuff. Its okay-- we share knowledge with each other. I dont *have* to be an expert in car repair. I dont...
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Category: ERVs
Yes sir yes sir, ~27 insertionally polymorphic enJSRVs you can use to infer phylogeny.
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Category: Virology
While Ive mentioned the connection between endogenous retroviruses and Multiple Sclerosis on teh blag before, I realized Ive never written a post on this topic. Fortunately I just read an interesting paper thats provided me with a good opportunity to...
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Category: Evolution
How to tell the difference between independent ERV insertions, and common descent
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