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From: mike@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu (Mike Trogni)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: biotech weapons
Summary: probably already exist
Message-ID: <1989Nov14.050625.2808@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 14 Nov 89 05:06:25 GMT
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We were learning about tetracycline, a inhibitor that sticks
to the 30S sub-unit of ribosome, blocking protein synthesis. 
going down to the molecular level there are plenty of examples
of inhibitors that stop reactions.   of course, it doesn't destroy
any DNA but does stop any useful proteins from being made from it...
assuming it isn't immune to tet.
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