>NEW SCIENTIST - NEWSFLASH
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>Scientists build polio virus from scratch
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>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.
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>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.
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>To read the full story go to:
>http://www.prq0.com/apps/redir.asp?link=XbdfjjdiDI,ZbiaghgcaeDE&oid=UcjjbCB&iclitemid=XbdijfjaDF&tid=WbbcaffBE