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Interferon Production by T4 Coliphage

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Evidence is presented that DNA can act as an inducer of interferon.

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KLEINSCHMIDT, W., DOUTHART, R. & MURPHY, E. Interferon Production by T4 Coliphage. Nature 228, 27–30 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228027a0

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