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Published online 14 November 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031110-17
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Virus built from scratch in two weeks
New method accelerates prospect of designer microbes.
Scientists have built a virus from scratch in only two weeks. Their new technique paves the way for synthetic viruses and bacteria, but stirs concerns over biological weapons and the environment.
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