Making viral RNA

David Baltimore’s experiment: poliovirus RNA synthesis in infected cells

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Poliovirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

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RNA synthesis strategies: (+) strand RNA viruses

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RNA synthesis strategies: (-) strand RNA viruses

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RNA synthesis strategies: dsRNA viruses

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Vesicular stomatitis virus RNA synthesis

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Influenza virus RNA synthesis

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