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		dharma1 on Dec 18, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug? Not related to mRNA therapy, but retroviruses use reverse transcriptase to attach their RNA to the DNA of the host cell

delecti on Dec 18, 2020 [–]

Thank you, that's a good addition. I knew it didn't happen with mRNA, but also knew that there was _a_ route from RNA to DNA, though I couldn't remember what. That's why I hedged my statement with "usually".

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