retroviral
- adjective
- /ˌrɛtroʊˈvaɪrəl/
- Specialized
- 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
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Last September, the gamers of Foldit solved the three-dimensional structure of the retroviral protease that contributes to AIDS in rhesus monkeys.
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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.
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That's what we call primary infection are also called acute retroviral syndrome, high viral liver, OK.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Many scientists are researching how retroviral therapies can improve the immune response in HIV patients.
Synonyms
Happening because a virus infects the body
Surface Forms
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.