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Virus-resistant pigs might help to stem next outbreak

By genetically engineering pigs to degrade a crucial viral protein, livestock can be made less susceptible to foot and mouth disease virus.

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Autores principales: Ramirez-Carvajal, Lisbeth, Rodriguez, Luis L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26222499
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09790
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spelling pubmed-45187072015-08-04 Virus-resistant pigs might help to stem next outbreak Ramirez-Carvajal, Lisbeth Rodriguez, Luis L eLife Microbiology and Infectious Disease By genetically engineering pigs to degrade a crucial viral protein, livestock can be made less susceptible to foot and mouth disease virus. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4518707/ /pubmed/26222499 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09790 Text en © 2015, Ramirez-Carvajal and Rodriguez http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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title Virus-resistant pigs might help to stem next outbreak
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title_short Virus-resistant pigs might help to stem next outbreak
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topic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26222499
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