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V Barras

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PubMed1996

The genome sequence of the virulent Kabete 'O' strain of rinderpest virus: comparison with the derived vaccine.

We have compared the complete genome sequences of the vaccine strain of rinderpest virus and the virulent strain from which it was derived. Only 87 bases differed between the two genomes (0.55%). Possibly significant differences in amino acid sequence were found in the N, P, F, H and L proteins. A number of differences were also found in the leader region (3' end of the genome), whilst the trailer region appears to be more conserved. In addition, the length of the genome was found in both cases to be 15882, an exact multiple of six, fulfilling predictions made earlier based on work with Sendai and measles viruses.

Base Sequence↗
PubMed1991

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Crime↗
PubMed1991

[Vicissitudes of Geneva forensic psychiatry at the turn of the century].

In the second half of the 19th century two sensational criminal trials took place at Geneva. They lead to theoretical debates about insanity and responsibility on an international level, which reveal not only a contest for power between medicine and law; they also show us a science in making in search for reliable concepts. Later it will find them in Freud's theories.

Forensic Psychiatry↗
PubMed1990

[Criminal madness in the 18th century].

Forensic psychiatry, as we know it, was established in the early 19th century. But already the "Ancien Régime" knew--with regard to mentally disturbed criminals--particular legal and medical considerations and practical arrangements. The author analyses the theoretical reasoning of some cases selected from the judicial archives of Geneva (mainly 18th c.). This enables him to establish the great lines of a "prehistory" of forensic-psychiatric expertise.

Forensic Psychiatry↗