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retroviral

retroviral

1 6.8
Connected with a group of viruses that use RNA to copy themselves inside cells
  • adjective
  • /ˌrɛtroʊˈvaɪrəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : retroviral
  • Recent improvements in retroviral technology have opened the possibility of using RBCs derived from genetically modified HSCs or HPCs as a vehicle for therapeutic recombinant proteins.
  • retroviral infection

Examples

  • Last September, the gamers of Foldit solved the three-dimensional structure of the retroviral protease that contributes to AIDS in rhesus monkeys.

  • Facts without values tell you how to generate both retroviral gene therapy agents and new plagues, but don't tell you which to focus your resources on making.

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  • Retroviral vector.

    Academic text (2008)
  • That's what we call primary infection are also called acute retroviral syndrome, high viral liver, OK.

  • Prof. Barre-Sinousi is the Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Unit at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.

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  • Time is retroviral, giving itself in remnants, bronze corn cobs, staves, soda tabs.

  • Comparative genetic methods suggest these proviruses entered our primate lineage during a burst of retroviral infections about 30 million years ago, around the time the old and new world monkeys were diverging.

    Academic text (2005)
  • So, by their definition, if I synthesize a random string of DNA, put it downstream of the CMV promoter in some retroviral vector, and transduce it into a cell, that's a functional sequence, right?

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  • If you have a retroviral infection, it's important to consult a healthcare professional for appropriate treatment.

  • Many scientists are researching how retroviral therapies can improve the immune response in HIV patients.

Synonyms

viral
vsretroviral
  • Specialized
61 3.2

Happening because a virus infects the body

is specific to viruses that use RNA to reproduce inside host cells

Surface Forms

retroviral positive

Morphology

retroviral = retrovirus (transparent) = retro + virus + al

The adjective is a regular formation from the noun 'retrovirus' plus '-al', meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Retroviral comes from the prefix retro- meaning 'back' and virus meaning 'germ'. Retroviruses copy their RNA 'back' into a cell's DNA, so retroviral describes infections or treatments related to these 'backward' viruses.