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WE have examined the action of hydrogen atoms on bacteriophage T7 in aqueous suspension, and found the mechanism of inactivation to be premature release of the DNA.
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DEWEY, D., STEIN, G. Action of Atomic Hydrogen on Aqueous Bacteriophage T7. Nature 217, 351–353 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217351a0
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