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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of endogenous small RNA molecules that downregulate gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. This study by Rune Andreassen, Oslo and Akershus University, et al, aims to identify and characterize miRNA genes in …

With detection of viral hemorrhagic septicemiavirus (VHSV) in the Great Lakes in 2005, the USDAAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)has been involved in nationwide surveillance for thisdisease, writes Carolyn Gunn, DVM, Assistant State Fish Pathol…