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endogenous retroviruses
Alzheimer’s Proteins Used To Enhance Transfection
Self-assembling nanosheets made of amyloid-forming proteins have been used to enhance retrovirus transduction.
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The Surprising Role Of Viral DNA In The Human Genome
Rather than harming us, endogenous retroviral DNA may actually be important during early embryogenesis, scientists say.