The herpesviruses are large double-stranded DNA viruses, and several members of the group have recently been shown to have oncogenic potential. Thus study of the biophysical nature and biological activity of herpesvirus DNA is of considerable and increasing interest. The present communication reports recent advances made in these areas in our laboratory using herpes simplex virus DNA.
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Wilkie et al. (1974) studied this question.