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Chemical synthesis of poliovirus cDNA: Generation of infectious virus in the absence of natural template

First ever virus synthesized from chemicals alone.

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  1. Cello, J., >Paul, A.V. & Wimmer, E. Chemical synthesis of poliovirus cDNA: Generation of infectious virus in the absence of natural template. Science published online, doi:10.1126/science.1072266 (2002).

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Chemical synthesis of poliovirus cDNA: Generation of infectious virus in the absence of natural template. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020708-17

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