Frank Ryan's Blog - Posts Tagged "arwin-s-blind-spot"
The Viruses in You
I've written both popular books and many scientific papers on the contribution of endogenous retroviruses to human evolution. I'm pleased to report a new paper in which I acted as co-author with some leading figures in Sweden who are currently working on the Human Proteome.
More at www.fprbooks.com.
The new paper, which looks at the contribution of viral loci - in other words whole viral genomes that have inserted into and become a working part of the human chromosomes - to human proteins that play a physiological role in many different human tissues. They may also play a role in some important human diseases.
This type of research is relatively new with much that still needs to be carefully evaluated.
I teach this at Sheffield University Medical School and later this year will be giving a plenary lecture and other teaching to biology PhD students for the annual get together of the PhD group of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology.
I don't want to befuddle non-scientific visitors but the paper can be found here:
http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/early/...
Ordinary visitors who want to know more can get in touch with me. Scientific readers will easily get hold of the paper which is freely available on-line. I believe it's important not because of my contribution but because my Swedish colleagues have worked out a new methodology that may change the way we look at certain aspects of the human genome.
I would love to explain further. The importance applies to MS but may apply further. All you have to do is to ask.
Darwin's Blind Spot: Evolution Beyond Natural Selection
Virolution
More at www.fprbooks.com.
The new paper, which looks at the contribution of viral loci - in other words whole viral genomes that have inserted into and become a working part of the human chromosomes - to human proteins that play a physiological role in many different human tissues. They may also play a role in some important human diseases.
This type of research is relatively new with much that still needs to be carefully evaluated.
I teach this at Sheffield University Medical School and later this year will be giving a plenary lecture and other teaching to biology PhD students for the annual get together of the PhD group of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology.
I don't want to befuddle non-scientific visitors but the paper can be found here:
http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/early/...
Ordinary visitors who want to know more can get in touch with me. Scientific readers will easily get hold of the paper which is freely available on-line. I believe it's important not because of my contribution but because my Swedish colleagues have worked out a new methodology that may change the way we look at certain aspects of the human genome.
I would love to explain further. The importance applies to MS but may apply further. All you have to do is to ask.
Darwin's Blind Spot: Evolution Beyond Natural Selection
Virolution
