Polymerase may be key to flu's virulence
Model points to importance of polymerase activity in species jump
Dec 5, 2005
Mutations in the polymerase gene could explain how the influenza virus jumps the species barrier, according to a study in this week's
"We can conclude from our studies that we have some convergent evolution through the polymerase [gene] -- but it is also clear that the polymerase is not everything," Stech said.
To model the species jump from bird to mammal, the researchers compared...