The viral genes are transcribed into RNA and go over to the ribosomes, where they are translated into capsid proteins.

病毒的基因被转录为RNA，然后被转运到核糖体，并且在此处被翻译为衣壳蛋白。

Cutting a virus's DNA messes up the function of the cut viral gene, and therefore disrupts the virus's life cycle.

切割病毒的DNA会破坏切割病毒基因的功能，从而破坏病毒的生命周期。

This makes the T-cells treat the viral genes like their own, which causes them to make more copies of the virus.

这让T细包对待这个滤过性病菌基因有如自家人一般，导致它们复制更多的病毒。

Viral genes could be anywhere in those terabases – usually embedded in the DNA of some infected organism.

病毒基因可能存在于这些 terabases 中的任何地方——通常嵌入在某些受感染生物体的 DNA 中。

There, cellular machinery that normally copies the host's genes starts replicating viral genes instead, creating more and more copies of the virus.

在那里，通常复制宿主基因的细胞机器开始复制病毒基因，从而产生越来越多的病毒拷贝。

A research team at the US Department of Energy analyzed over five trillion DNA bases – that’s five terabases – looking for new viral genes.

美国能源部的一个研究小组分析了超过 5 万亿个 DNA 碱基——即 5 个万亿碱基——寻找新的病毒基因。