>
> > However, in a recent study in which researchers *injected* DWV dsRNA
> into bees
> >I'm confused. DWV is a picornavirus, which is a positive, ssRNA virus, is
> it not?
Good question Scott! The single-strand RNA viruses need to form double
strands (one negative) in order to replicate. That's what the RISC immune
complex recognizes. Explained in detail at my website.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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