[Letter to Colleagues from Peter Duesberg]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, U.S.A.
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The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., a multidisciplinary journal, publishes brief reports of
original research of exceptional importance and novelty. I am writing to ask your opinion on the following points, together
with any other comments you may offer. Please reply to all questions. The Editorial Board considers the first two the most
important. Please note that the Editorial Policy states that the referees should remtain anonymous.
2 1 s h t ution otsuffci<Fnt general interest to justify publication in the Proceeding rather than a specialty journal?
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*. 5. Are the procedures described suifficiently well that the work can be repeated?. 0 Yes 0 No W fNot relevant
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