Chambon builds institute with U.S. funds and an eye for detail

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Champon is responsible for the new Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), which he managed to get built despite widespread budget freezes and cutbacks. US-backed Bristol-Myers Squib paid for 90% of the construction costs, which totaled $40 million.

France, Research institutes, Achievements and awards, Molecular biologists, Chambon, Pierre

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Viruses have many ways to be unwelcome guests

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Researchers recently convened to discuss the various strategies that viruses adopt to invade host cells. Some viruses pirate host genes, others develop an extreme dependency, and some maintain a self-sufficiency.

Reports, Viral research, Viruses, Virus research

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Does a common virus give HIV a helping hand?

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Researchers have found evidence suggesting a cofactor role for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV infection. CMV produces a protein called US 28, which HIV may use to enter some types of cells.

Physiological aspects, HIV infection, HIV infections, Cytomegaloviruses, Cytomegalovirus

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