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Scientists Build Polio Virus From Scratch, NewScientist.com
 









Summary: Scientists have built the virus that causes polio
 from scratch in the lab, using nothing more than genetic sequence information
 from public databases and readily available technology.
 The feat proves that even if all the polio virus in the world were
 destroyed, it would be easily possible to resurrect the crippling disease. It
 also raises the worrying possibility that bioterrorists could use a similar
 approach to create devastating diseases such as ebola and smallpox without
	having to gain access to protected viral stocks.
	
		
			
				
					
Scientists Build Polio Virus From
 				Scratch, NewScientist.com news service,
					02/07/02 

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