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In fact, in experiments in mice, the immune system only attacked PNMA2 protein when it was assembled into virus-like complexes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
"There are a couple of surprising offshoots of our discovery that Arc evolved from an ancient virus-like element," Shepherd wrote to Salon.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
Five executives canceled at the last minute, with four of them citing Covid-19 or virus-like symptoms.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
It does this by diverting the viral machinery of functional viruses to replicate itself, making virus-like zombies that can grow and spread, often at the expense of infectious virus.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 29, 2022
In each case, they found "herpes virus-like particles" in cells of dead elephants' hearts, livers and tongues.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2022
