LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Viral: Hcv Rna
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Once the viral RNA has been reverse-transcribed into a strand of DNA, the DNA can then be integrated (inserted) into the DNA of the lymphocyte. The virus has its own enzyme called "integrase" that facilitates incorporation of the viral DNA into the host cells DNA. The integrated DNA is called a provirus.
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Ampligen is a mis-matched, double-stranded RNA (abbreviated "dsRNA") described by Hemispherx as a "second generation" interferon; it has broad-spectrum anti-viral and immune modulating properties. Currently, Ampligen must be administered intravenously (IV), but Hemispherx is collaborating with researchers at Temple University (Philadelphia) to develop a pill form of the drug.
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Like other viruses, HCV ``borrows'' the protein-making machinery of the cells it infects because it is unable to churn out viral proteins on its own. In a recent issue of the journal Science, Doudna and colleagues described how they gathered extremely high-resolution images of the interaction of HCV with the machinery of the host cell in order to study how HCV forces the host cell to make proteins.
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