密码子使用偏倚——某些同义密码子的优先使用——是所有基因组的一个基本特征。密码子的使用在决定基因表达水平的所有生物体中起着关键作用，迄今为止已被研究过。几乎所有感染人类的病毒都显示出与人类基因不同的密码子使用模式，但它们在宿主细胞中有效地表达它们的蛋 ...

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Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced it will wind down funding for mRNA vaccine development—which could prove to be one of the costliest, deadliest decisions HHS ...

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