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Degradation of Deoxyribonucleic Acid by a ‘Nitrogen Mustard’

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BUTLER, J., GILBERT, L., JAMES, D. et al. Degradation of Deoxyribonucleic Acid by a ‘Nitrogen Mustard’. Nature 168, 985–986 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168985a0

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