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Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes

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The Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes theme identifies novel microbial sources with medical potential for new antibiotics. The theme also uses antibody sequences from humans, livestock, and birds to identify new mechanisms to fight infectious diseases.

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