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Polbase

Polbase (DNA Polymerase Database) is an open repository of DNA polymerase information. Polbase captures information from published research on polymerase activity, and presents it in context with related work. Polbase is a comprehensive repository from the 1950s to the present and includes hundreds of polymerases and their related mutants. Polbase's collaborative model allows polymerase investigators to complete, correct and validate Polbase's representation of their work.

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Polbase (DNA Polymerase Database) is an open repository of DNA polymerase information. Polbase captures information from published research on polymerase activity, and presents it in context with related work. Polbase is a comprehensive repository from the 1950s to the present and includes hundreds of polymerases and their related mutants. Polbase's collaborative model allows polymerase investigators to complete, correct and validate Polbase's representation of their work.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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