Discovering retroviruses : beacons in the biosphere / Anne Marie Skalka.
Discovering retroviruses : beacons in the biosphere / Anne Marie Skalka.
Discovering retroviruses : beacons in the biosphere / Anne Marie Skalka.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
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G 2018/6218
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English
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xi, 177 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Early pioneers -- Amending the central dogma -- The origin of retroviruses -- Retroviruses and evolution -- Revealing the genetic basis of cancer -- HIV and the AIDS pandemic.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
When invading a host cell, viruses seize cell machinery to make copies of their own genes. The immune system recognizes the invasion. In contrast, retroviruses colonize host cells through the process of reverse transcriptase. Retroviruses open host cell DNA and graft in their retroviral RNA, integrating into the host genome. The immune system has d...
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Discovering retroviruses : beacons in the biosphere / Anne Marie Skalka.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2018/6218
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74VKVQ7Re6kA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVQ7Re6kA
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ISBN
0674971701 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780674971707 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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579.2569
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991024195691202626
