Now, using one of the fastest DNA sequencers on the market, researchers at Penn State, Columbia University, and the United States Department of Agriculture have found that collapsing hives are much more likely to be infected by the Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV), using a new approach that aims to sequence all the genes in an environment almost as if they were single organisms.

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In order to sequence Haemophilus, Dr Venter used a more direct approach.

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