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A micropunch against plant viruses

Nature Biotechnology volume 24, pages 1358–1359 (2006)Cite this article

Artificial microRNAs show promise for combating viral infections in plants.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of antiviral activity conferred by transgenic expression of an amiRNA in A. thaliana.

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