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DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth.

DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth.

FromQuanta Science Podcast


DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth.

FromQuanta Science Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The DNA of some viruses doesn’t use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other life. New work shows how this exception is possible and hints that it could be more common than we think. The post DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth. first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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