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2,000 influenza virus genomes completed and publicly accessible.

Publication: FDA Consumer
Publication Date: 01-MAR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: 2,000 influenza virus genomes completed and publicly accessible.(Research Notebook)

Article Excerpt
The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced the completion of the entire genetic blueprints of more than 2,000 human and avian viruses taken from samples worldwide.

"This information will help scientists understand how influenza viruses evolve and spread," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., "and it will aid in the development of new flu vaccines, therapies and diagnostics."

The completion of the genomes, announced on Feb. 21, 2007, means that the sequence data and other information...



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