Published August, 2012
By Harald Zur Hausen
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Published July, 2012
By J.S. Mackenzie, A.D.T. Barrett, V. Deubel and John Mackenzie
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Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses are members of the Japanese encephalitis serological group of the genus Flavivirus and therefore closely related genetically and antigenically.

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Published July, 2012
By Adrienne E. Clarke and Ian A. Wilson
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Until relatively recently, interest in complex carbohydrates focussed on their structural role in the extracellular matrix/ cell wall of animal, plant, and microbial cells and on their role as energy sources (e.g., starch and glycogen) and struc tural components (e.g., cellulose) in natural products.

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Published June, 2012
By Stefan H.E. Kaufmann
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It has been said that the development of vaccines against a variety of infectious diseases is among the greatest triumphs of immunology. In the beginning it may have been thought that acq uired resistance against infectious agents is nothing but another aspect of the immune response, studied with soluble and particulate antigens.

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Published May, 2012
By Bernhard Fleischer, Hans O. Sjögren and Hans O. Sjoegren
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These molecules have been named "superantigens" because they use a mechanism of T cell stimulation closely mimicking MHC-restricted recognition of specific antigen: they act on variable parts of T cell antigen receptors and are presented by MHC class II molecules.

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Published May, 2012
By Michael Potter and Beverly Mock
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Published May, 2012
By H. Koprowski, P. Koldovsky, W. Arber, R. Haas, W. Henle, W. Braun, P. H. Hofschneider, N. K. Jerne, O. Maaløe, R. Rott, H. G. Schweiger, M. Sela, P. K. Vogt, L. Syru?ek, J. H. Humphrey, F. Cramer and O. Maaloe
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This article is concerned with the use of viral models for the study of the mechanism of protein biosynthesis and its regulation. The scope is restricted mainly to general aspects of animal viral systems and how these systems may be used to approach the question of cellular regulation.

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Published May, 2012
By H. Koprowski, P. Koldovsky, W. Arber, R. Haas, E. Wecker, W. Henle, W. Braun, P. H. Hofschneider, N. K. Jerne, O. Maaløe, R. Rott, H. G. Schweiger, M. Sela, P. K. Vogt, L. Syru?ek, J. H. Humphrey, F. Cramer and O. Maaloe
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Published May, 2012
By Rolf Jessberger and Michael R. Lieber
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The proteins that catalyze many steps of the process have now been identified by biochemical and genetic recon stitution and by analysis of genetic mutants defective in V(D)J recombination. In addition to exciting progress in V(D)J recombination and class switch recombination, one chapter describes recent pro gress in somatic hypermutation.

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Published March, 2012
By Charles L. Sawyers, Ingo Mellinghoff, Charles Sawyers and Ingo K. Mellinghoff
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Drugs targeting fundamental cellular processes such DNA-replication and microtubule function, often referred to as "chemotherapy" and still the backbone of most cancer treatment regimens, are increasingly being complemented by or replaced with kinase inhibitors. This book summarizes the state of kinase inhibitor therapy for cancer.

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