{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta","title":"The Long COVID HERV Connection - Dr. Claudia Matteucci","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9441dbba\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1787,"description":"Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are ancient viruses found in our genomes, remnants of long-past infections. Elements of these viruses are activated by viral infections, and some play roles in devastating diseases like Multiple Sclerosis and ALS. Now it has been shown that SARS-CoV2 infection induces expression of specific HERV proteins. Prof. Claudia Matteucci discusses the role of HERVs and their tie to COVID19 diagnosis and potentially long COVID. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_MuYymHB8DyD_ilSNWvM5e3m1cLacc52bP7TjNaiLRE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jZjJk/YjMwNDM2ZTY2NDJi/ZDczYzEwZmFkODUy/YWIyMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}