WHOLE-GENOME SEQUENCING OF GENOTYPE VI NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUSES FROM FORMALIN-FIXED PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED TISSUES FROM WILD PIGEONS REVEALS CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION AND PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE U.S.

Whole-genome sequencing of genotype VI Newcastle disease viruses from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from wild pigeons reveals continuous evolution and previously unrecognized genetic diversity in the U.S.

Abstract Background Newcastle disease viruses (NDV) are highly contagious and cause disease in both wild birds and poultry.A pigeon-adapted variant of genotype VI NDV, often termed pigeon paramyxovirus 1, is commonly isolated from columbids in the United States and worldwide.Complete genomic characterization of these genotype VI viruses circulating

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Islam and the West

Ladies and gentlemen, it was suggested to me when I first began to consider the subject of this lecture that I should take comfort from the Arab proverb: "In every head there is some wisdom." I confess that I have few qualifications as a scholar Laundry Basket to justify my presence here in this theatre, where so many people much more learned than

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