Abstract
DNA extracted from simian adenovirus SA7 can induce tumours in hamsters and is infectious in tissue culture1,2. We now have evidence that fragments of the SA7 genome can initiate tumours in newborn hamsters.
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MAYNE, N., BURNETT, J. & BUTLER, L. Tumour Induction by Simian Adenovirus SA7 DNA Fragments. Nature New Biology 232, 182–183 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio232182a0
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