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12S keratin mRNA isolated from duck embryo feathers is translated in rabbit reticulocyte lysate with a high degree of fidelity, without any requirement for additional components from feather tissue.
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PARTINGTON, G., KEMP, D. & ROGERS, G. Isolation of Feather Keratin mRNA and its Translation in a Rabbit Reticulocyte Cell-free System. Nature New Biology 246, 33–36 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio246033a0
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