Rous-associated virus

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A helper virus that mixes phenotypically with a defective noninfectious strain of Rous sarcoma virus.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Politicians who openly associated with Duke, or his hard-core associates, did so at their own risk.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In Greek mythology, the species became associated with numerous gods.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Human trafficking was once a crime associated primarily with a range of small to large crime groups.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Now, it is the most traditional and celebrated Christmas cake in Germany—and definitely not associated with fasting.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Three varieties are associated with malarial fever in man—the tertian, quartan, and estivo-autumnal malarial parasites.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
She has been associated with Deppe for years in teaching, and "keeps all his sayings and ponders them in her heart."
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
His namdee was intimately associated with French politics, from the commencement of the revolution in 1789.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Its quality is determined by the greater or less proportion of silicious or gritty matter with which its fibres are associated.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones