To do that with DNA, we need to tell the DNA what to replicate, and then give it the means to do so. We do this by using enzymes and primers. Primers are a subject for another time, but they are responsible for telling the polymerase where to do its work.
Polio was nearly eradicated when society decided to mass produce and use a vaccine created by Jonas Salk. Polio was a big issue but they managed to cure it with a vaccine. Comments.
Salk announces polio vaccine. Share this: On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.