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Formation of two- and three-Stranded Helical Molecules by Polyinosinic Acid and Polyadenylic Acid

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RICH, A. Formation of two- and three-Stranded Helical Molecules by Polyinosinic Acid and Polyadenylic Acid. Nature 181, 521–525 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181521a0

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