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AVIAN influenza; INFLUENZA viruses; REVERSE genetics; VIRAL mutation; HOSTS (Biology); SUAREZ, David; UNITED States. Agricultural Research Service; GENETICS

The article discusses a study on the genetic sequences of new avian influenza viruses. Conducted by David Suarez and colleagues at the U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the study searched databases to determine whether the new viruses match previously identified viruses. They performed approaches such as reverse genetics to investigate the complexities of the disease-causing machinery of an influenza virus and its ability to mutate genetic material from its hosts.