The Feat of Packaging Eight Unique Genome Segments

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) harbor a segmented RNA genome that is organized into eight distinct viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) complexes.Although a segmented genome may be a major advantage to adapt to new host environments, it comes at the cost of a highly sophisticated genome packaging mechanism.Newly synthesized vRNPs conquer the cellular endosom

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Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) scavenge offal from minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) whaling operations in Svalbard (Norway)

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) tissue (mainly blubber) was found in Sytrinol the gastrointestinal tracks of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) collected in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway.In order to determine whether the sharks were actively hunting the whales, finding naturally dead whales or consuming offal from whaling, we chec

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