Discuss How Recent Advances in the Molecular Biology of Nucleic

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Essay

Discuss how recent advances in the molecular biology of nucleic acids have revolutionized methods used for the identification of infectious disease agents and how they are favored over traditional biochemical tests.

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Definitions:

Structural Unemployment

A situation in which there is a mismatch between the skills of unemployed workers and the skills needed for available jobs.

Cyclical Unemployment

This type of unemployment fluctuates with the business cycle, increasing during economic downturns and decreasing during periods of economic growth.

Frictional Unemployment

Short-term unemployment that arises from the process of matching workers with jobs and occurs even in healthy economies.

Assembly Line

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