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Researchers in Montréal and the US create model of key immune-system component
12-08-2006 · EurekAlert!Researchers at Université de Montréal, working with teams at Massachusetts General Hospital and Johns Hopkins University, have made a major breakthrough in understanding an essential aspect of the immune system. For the first time, using a systems biology approach, they have developed a model that facilitates the study of the function of the phagosome. The results of their study were published this week in the prestigious journal Nature.
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