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Effect of Transmitted Ribonucleic Acid from Healthy Pear Trees upon the Synthesis and Composition of Protein

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QUITE recently it has been shown that ribonucleic acid, derived from tobacco mosaic virus, is infectious1,2, that is, when inoculated into plants it induces typical metabolic changes.

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KESSLER, B. Effect of Transmitted Ribonucleic Acid from Healthy Pear Trees upon the Synthesis and Composition of Protein. Nature 181, 201–202 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181201a0

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