Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 2S
Genomic research can be used to determine if an outbreak of an infectious disease is natural or “intentional.” Explain what a genomic researcher would be looking for in a suspected intentional outbreak of a disease like anthrax.
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