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Published online 27 September 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060925-7
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Radical genetic finding called into question
Alternate method of inheritance may be down to contamination.
One of last year's most stunning biological discoveries is being called into question. Researchers say they are unable to repeat experiments that were thought to reveal a form of inheritance previously believed impossible.
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