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Pathways to human adaptation

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An outbreak of avian H7N9 influenza in humans was reported in early 2013. Structural and infection studies are helping to reveal how these viruses can adapt to infect, and potentially transmit in, new species. See Letters p.496 & p.500

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  1. *This article was published online on 17 July and the papers under discussion were published online on 20 June4, 3 July5 and 10 July1,3.

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