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September 2024 - Cancer Currents Blog

    • Illustration of a retrovirus infecting a host cell. Its viral RNA converts into DNA and becomes part of the host cell's DNA. The cell produces more retroviruses that can go on to infect other cells.
      DNA from Ancient Viruses Helps Many Cancers Grow
      , by Nadia Jaber

      DNAs fragment from retroviruses that are millions of years old appear to be active in a variety of cancers, a new study found. One virus-derived DNA fragment in particular, known as LTR10, turns on cancer-related genes in multiple types of cancer.

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