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SHIFT
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SHIFT - Scalable Heterogeneous Integrated Facility Testbed. A parallel processing project at CERN.


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Antigenic shift and increased incidence of meningococcal disease.
Antigenic shift is a major and abrupt genetic reassortment, made possible when two subtypes exchange genetic material.
Here's where the antigenic shift comes in: If chromosomes from the two viruses recombine within infected cells in just the right formula, they can spawn a new virus with antigens that the human body may not recognize.
 
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