Reoviruses
Reoviruses are rod-shaped, double-stranded RNA viruses, which can cause mild to severe illnesses in humans and animals, including diarrhea in pigs, upper respiratory tract infections in children, and heart infections in chickens. They are important emerging pathogens, because they have been found to be associated with certain neurological diseases such as encephalitis, and are also associated with certain cancers. Reoviruses have also been studied for their potential use as cancer therapy agents due to their ability to selectively infect and kill cancer cells. In addition, reoviruses are being investigated for their potential use in gene therapy.
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1 journal(s) foundDNA And RNA Research
ISSN: 2575-7881
Type: Open Access Journal
Editor-in-Chief: Wentao Xu, Food Safety and Molecular Biology
DNA, is like a blueprint of biological guidelines that a living organism must follow to exist and remain functional. RNA, helps carry out this blueprint's guidelines. RNA is more versatile than DNA, capable of performing numerous, diverse tasks in an organism, however DNA is more stable and holds more complex information for longer periods of time.