Novel Ways To Boost Vaccination Or Natural Defenses

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 07/08/2008 - 22:00

Our bodies rely on the production of potent, or 'high affinity,' antibodies to fight infection. The process is very complex, yet scientists have discovered that it hinges on a single molecule, a growth factor, without which it cannot function.


 

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