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...ourt, Pfizer agreed it would not raise any type of defence that could ... suggest this action occurred 11 years ago and as a result it is statute barred," he said. The government feared that Pfizer would renege on this undertaking, he said. Lawyers told AFP that there were grounds in Nigerian law for arg...Aedes Agypti Mosquitos Immune System Revealed
...ly discovered genes in Aedes may provide a similar defence mechanism that can fight the disease viruses. Dr George Christophides of Imperials Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, senior author on the paper explains: Our study has revealed the genetic landscape made by parts of this mosquitos newly-seque...New Device Developed to Eliminate Superbugs Within Minutes
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...nter researchers say that they have discovered the defence mechanism whereby "memory" T cells protect the body from viral diseases. Published in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, their study shows that lymph nodes are not just organs where immune cells reside and prol...US Astronauts Successfully Complete Fourth Space Walk
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