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Colonial match and mismatch

Gary W. Litman ()
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Gary W. Litman: the Children's Research Institute

Nature, 2005, vol. 438, issue 7067, 437-439

Abstract: Distinguishing self from non-self is the underlying basis of immunity. Intriguingly, the genetic system that governs a natural process akin to tissue transplantation in vertebrates has been characterized in an invertebrate.

Date: 2005
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