More grist for the viral arms race metaphor

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Researchers show how new viruses evolve, and in some cases, become deadly

via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories on 1/26/12

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the current issue of Science, researchers at Michigan State University demonstrate how a new virus evolves, which sheds light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations.

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