7th
June
2008
DNA sequences of 150 avian flu viruses
posted in DNA Sequence |
Looks like the USDA released the complete genetic data for 150 avian influenza viruses to improve diagnostic tests. This should help categorize and isolate the next big Bird Flu virus coming out of Asia.
The sequence data includes about 10 or 15 viruses collected in the 1930s and held at the USDA laboratory at Plum Island, New York, Suarez reported. There are also isolates from the 1970s and 1980s, but most are from the 1990s and 2000s...
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