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Vishwam Sankaran

BIZARRE: Cold sore virus takes over human dna within just one hour study finds | Mind Blowing Facts

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen.

Viruses are dependant on their hosts for replication, and upon infecting cells they tend to take over its cellular machinery to make new copies of themselves.

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