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Influenza Evolution: New Insights into an Old Foe.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Jun 2017
Moncla Louise H, Florek Kelsey R, Friedrich Thomas C
Abstract excerpt
Influenza viruses steadily evolve to escape detection by antibodies, necessitating vaccine updates. A new study uses a massively parallel approach, deep mutational scanning, to catalogue antibody escape mutations. This approach defines potential pathways of viral evolution, beyond those already observed in natural infections, and may help predict its future directions.
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