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| Title |
Paleovirology—ghosts and gifts of viruses past
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Opinion in Virology, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.06.007 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maulik R Patel, Michael Emerman, Harmit S Malik |
| Abstract |
The emerging field of paleovirology aims to study the evolutionary age and impact of ancient viruses (paleoviruses) on host biology. Despite a historical emphasis on retroviruses, paleoviral 'fossils' have recently been uncovered from a broad swathe of viruses. These viral imprints have upended long-held notions of the age and mutation rate of viruses. While 'direct' paleovirology relies on the insertion of viral genes in animal genomes, examination of adaptive changes in host genes that occurred in response to paleoviral infections provides a complementary strategy for making 'indirect' paleovirological inferences. Finally, viruses have also impacted host biology by providing genes hosts have domesticated for their own purpose. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 30% |
| Chile | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 5 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 4 | 40% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 150 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 139 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 22% |
| Researcher | 26 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 15% |
| Unknown | 23 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64 | 43% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 27 | 18% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 28 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 57. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 February 2023.
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#749,134
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#33
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#2,949
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Outputs of similar age from Current Opinion in Virology
#2
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