Selection of ribozymes that efficiently cleave target RNA

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Mutant ribozymes are screened by culturing cells whose survival is dependant upon cleavage of RNA by a ribozyme, which cleavage causes the cells to survive in the presence of an agent which otherwise would kill the cells, and selecting cells which survive.

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