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MIT finds key to avian flu in humans
01-06-2008 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)MIT researchers have uncovered a critical difference between flu viruses that infect birds and humans, a discovery that could help scientists monitor the evolution of avian flu strains and aid in the development of vaccines against a deadly flu pandemic.
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