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What is more critical is what can we change to make the balance less difficult for that much larger host of women who work not for self-fulfillment, but because they have to.
Dr Venter's was the real McCoy: when he put the viral DNA into host cells they started to spit out new viruses just as self-destructively as cells infected with the natural Phi-X174.
Dr Madrenas says that understanding the mechanism used by MRSA to keep its host from falling severely ill may ultimately help in finding ways to combat superbugs by mimicking their method of self-preservation.