Tag: Western University


  • Canadian Study Reveals How HIV Hides in Different Parts of the Body

    Canadian Study Reveals How HIV Hides in Different Parts of the Body

    New Evidence of Tissue-Specific HIV Integration A landmark study from Western University and the University of Calgary reveals a nuanced picture of how HIV hides in the body. By examining tissue-specific patterns of HIV DNA integration, researchers show that the virus does not randomly embed itself in host genomes. Instead, HIV targets particular regions within…

  • HIV Hides in Body DNA by Tissue Type – Canadian Study

    HIV Hides in Body DNA by Tissue Type – Canadian Study

    Overview: A tissue-specific look at HIV persistence Researchers from Western University and the University of Calgary have uncovered a new layer of detail about how HIV persists in the human body. Their work shows that the virus does not integrate randomly into the genome. Instead, HIV embeds itself into cell DNA in patterns that vary…

  • HIV Hides in Tissue-Specific DNA: Canadian Study Maps Viral Reservoirs

    HIV Hides in Tissue-Specific DNA: Canadian Study Maps Viral Reservoirs

    Overview: Why the search for HIV reservoirs matters Researchers across Canada have taken a significant step toward understanding why HIV persists despite decades of antiretroviral therapy. A collaborative study led by Stephen Barr at Western University and Guido van Marle at the University of Calgary reveals that HIV does not integrate randomly into the human…

  • Tiny fossil fish rewrite freshwater evolution after 70 million years hidden

    Tiny fossil fish rewrite freshwater evolution after 70 million years hidden

    A tiny fish with a big impact Researchers have unearthed a 4-centimeter-long skeleton from the Late Cretaceous that is rewriting our understanding of freshwater evolution. Named Acronichthys maccognoi, this diminutive fossil fish spent tens of millions of years hidden in rock before emerging to illuminate the deep history of otophysans, a major supergroup of bony…

  • Tiny fossil fish rewrites freshwater evolution after 70 million-year mystery

    Tiny fossil fish rewrites freshwater evolution after 70 million-year mystery

    New fossil sheds light on early freshwater fish evolution A remarkably small 4 cm fossil fish, hidden for 70 million years, is reshaping the story of how freshwater ecosystems evolved. Discovered in modern Canada and detailed in the reputable journal Science, the specimen has been named Acronichthys maccognoi. The fossil, dating to the Late Cretaceous…