Regarding the infectivity of naked DNA

[Susan L. Gdovin]

>On 15 May 1995, Chuckles wrote:

> >As regard DNA and RNA not being able to infect, DNA is being used to 
> >inoculate animals and cause disease.  DNA not being infectious used to be 
> >the dogma but, this is no longer true.  Viral DNA is used to infect. 
> I haven't heard this before.  Could you please post the references for this.

Here's a reference:

Ulmer, JB, et.al., (1993)  Heterologous Protection Against Influenza by 
Injection of DNA Encoding a Viral Protein.  Science, 259: 1745-1749.