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Rous Sarcoma Virus (RSV) - classic experiment

This video explains classic experiment done by Rous at Rockefeller Institute. Some farmer's hen had sarcoma (tumor) on leg, and Rous extracted tumor, made cell-free extract and use it to infect healthy hen. Hen got sarcoma. It has been proved that that sarcoma is caused by a virus, afterwards called Rous Sarcoma Virus.

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