Modeling Influenza Antigenic Shift and Drift with LEGO Bricks.
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SUBMITTER: Marintcheva B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4858373 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
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Modeling Influenza Antigenic Shift and Drift with LEGO Bricks.
Journal of microbiology & biology education 20160504 2
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