The tale of the great cuckoo egg

George Klein
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George Klein: Microbiology and Tumorbiology Center, Karolinska Institute

Nature, 1999, vol. 400, issue 6744, 515-515

Abstract: The idea that viruses might cause tumours inadvertently led to the discovery of cellular growth genes that can promote cancer formation — but usually in the absence of viruses. This success rapidly outgrew the original idea.

Date: 1999
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