Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the closely related woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) are potent carcinogens that trigger development of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The initial sites of ...

Researchers have found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat, and subsequently in banked samples. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Sydney ...

Genetic fragments buried in the cells of songbirds indicate that a family of hepatitis-B-like viruses is at least 19 million years old, much more ancient than previously thought. As much as 75 percent ...

Jasper belonged to Dr. Julia Beatty, lead investigator, and was positive for the new virus. The team had tested a residual blood sample that had been stored from him in 2013. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

DENVER/May 17, 2018 - Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Sydney have found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat, and subsequently in ...

A teratoma was diagnosed in an 8-month-old pekin duck based on the presence of tissue derived from embryonic ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm in the neoplasm. The neoplasm was examined for the ...