title: Viral fossils.
abstract: This month's Genome Watch examines how the increased availability of mammalian genomes provides new insights into the interactions of endogenous retroviruses with other viruses and various hosts.
authors.affiliation: Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D020077:Endogenous Retroviruses / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics