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  • Deer protected from deadly disease by newly discovered genetic differences

    Feb 23, 2023 11:15 am by Lauren QuinnResearch
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    'This is the first time this gene has been sequenced completely in white-tailed deer. ...without the sequences, there's no starting point to do any kind of research,' says Animal Sciences Professor Alfred Roca.