Claudiu Bandea
The Origin and Evolution of Viruses as Molecular Organisms
Viruses are the most abundant life forms and the repertoire of viral genes is greater than that of cellular genes. It is also evident that viruses have played a major role in driving cellular evolu…
Received 21 October 2009 18:19 UTC; Posted 23 October 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology
Endogenous Viral Etiology of Prion Diseases
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are a group of incurable neurodegenerative disorders, including Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, “mad cow” disease …
Received 21 October 2009 18:35 UTC; Posted 23 October 2009
Posted to: Microbiology, Neuroscience, Evolutionary Biology
A Unifying Scenario on the Origin and Evolution of Cellular and Viral Domains
The cellular theory on the nature of life has been one of the first major advancements in biology. Viruses, however, are the most abundant life forms, and their exclusion from mainstream biology an…
Received 21 October 2009 18:50 UTC; Posted 23 October 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Immunology, Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology
