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Michigan State Researchers Show How a New Virus Evolved Potentially Dangerous Traits

Jan. 30, 2012
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Michigan State University researchers showed how a new virus evolved potentially dangerous traits.

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Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Science.

Original publication:
Justin R. Meyer, Devin T. Dobias, Joshua S. Weitz, Jeffrey E. Barrick, Ryan T. Quick, Richard E. Lenski: Repeatability and Contingency in the Evolution of a Key Innovation in Phage Lambda. Science 27 January 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6067 pp. 428-432

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Keywords : Devin T. Dobias Immunology Jeffrey E. Barrick Joshua S. Weitz Justin R. Meyer Michigan State University National Science Foundation Richard E. Lenski Ryan T. Quick Science Virus

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