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The role that subtle and widespread human gene polymorphisms play in virus-disease resistance is not well understood. The ways in which mouse-virus systems are used to identify candidate virus-resistance genes in humans have been studied. Various benefits can be found in such a study, which provides, among other things, probes to find functional homologues of resistance genes shares by lineages of rodents and primates. Not all of the aspects of virus-restriction are conserved, but functional similarities may be sufficient to be helpful to genetic studies of human resistance to viruses.
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Research was conducted to examine a strategy for the detection of viruses in groundwater by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The objective was to use advanced molecular methods to develop a simple and inexpensive assay that could be used for the detection of viral contamination in water. An improved sample-processing method and a large-volume amplification protocol were used to evaluate the method. Results reveal that PCR is a desirable rapid initial screening tool.
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A comprehensive new meta-analysis provides strong evidence that dispels the influential nagging doubt in the minds of conservation geneticists, first raised in the 1980s period that genetic considerations might be irrelevant to the conservation of species on the brink. Conservation genetics has now survived three major challenges to its utility for helping to make conservation management decisions.
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