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. 2005 Nov 21;202(10):1306.
doi: 10.1084/jem20210fta.

How Heidelberger and Avery sweetened immunology

Heather L Van Epps  1
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How Heidelberger and Avery sweetened immunology

Heather L Van Epps. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

In 1923, a young chemist-turned-microbiologist and his mentor made the startling discovery that bacterial sugars could be targeted by the immune system--a groundbreaking finding that helped launch the field of immunochemistry.

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