Category Archives: original research

HERVs and Multiple Sclerosis, part 2

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, after a short period of distraction, I have just finished reading the new paper from Christopher Power’s lab at the University of Alberta. This study follows on from an earlier paper that suggested a causal link between the expression … Continue reading →

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HERVs and Multiple Sclerosis, part 1

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have a new paper sitting on my desk that I plan to summarise in the near future. The study investigates the relationship between syncytin, a human endogenous retroviral protein, and MS. I actually wrote a review of an earlier … Continue reading →

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Field dispatches from the war on viruses

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have yet to be formally challenged, so I will take the initiative to venture ever so slightly away from the very centre of my usual comfort zone…I have written before about the ongoing arms race between viruses and the … Continue reading →

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Evolving regulation

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

For the latest installment of my Sunday Journal Club, I had initially thought of summarising this paper, but half of the internet seems to have been there before me. All I will contribute to the debate is to say that … Continue reading →

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Fun with yeasty beasties

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve always been quite envious of researchers who work with yeast; there are some amazing tools available for microbial genetic analysis that just don’t exist for mammalian systems. You do have to put up with some unpleasant odours in your … Continue reading →

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Endogenous retroviruses and the evidence for evolution

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here is my description of the part of my research that has been misrepresented by the Reasons to Believe website. See this post for an explanation.My paper concerns the regulation of a human gene by DNA derived from an endogenous … Continue reading →

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RNA people reading this?

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

RNA is best known for its role in protein synthesis. A section of chromosomal DNA is copied (transcribed) into a single strand of the chemically similar RNA, which migrates from the nucleus into the cytoplasm. The 4-letter RNA code is … Continue reading →

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Science is a Symphony

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I came into work this morning thinking that it was about time I found an interesting paper to summarise here. My inbox contained table of contents alerts from various journals, so I ignored the strictly work-related ones and went straight … Continue reading →

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