Published September, 2007
By Paula M. Pitha
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Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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A vital text for researchers and clinicians in the fields of virology and oncology alike, this book is a comprehensive guide to one of medicine's most important tools that covers the most recent research. Important insights have been made in recent months that are challenging the accepted concept of the critical role of dsRNA in IFN induction.

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Published August, 2007
By James E. Childs, John S. MacKenzie and Jurgen A.. Richt
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Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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This volume offers an overview of the processes of zoonotic viral emergence, the intricacies of host/virus interactions, and the role of biological transitions and modifying factors.

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Published May, 2007
By D.B. Moody and Branch D. Moody
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There is increasing evidence that the CD1 system has been conserved throughout mammalian evolution and is capable of presenting structurally diverse diacyglycerol, sphingolipid, polyisoprenol and lipopeptide antigens.

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Published December, 2006
By Peter K. Vogt and Pier Paolo Pandolfi
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Work on acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has become the paradigm of translational research that began with the discovery of a recurrent chromosomal translocation, followed by the identification of the genes and proteins involved, finding their molecular functions in transcriptional control, establishing mouse models.

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Published October, 2006
By Robert A. Weiss, Chris Boshoff and R.A. Weiss
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Published September, 2006
By Rafi Ahmed and Bali Pulendran
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The ability to remember an antigenic encounter for several decades, even for a life time, is one of the fundamental properties of the immune system.

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Published August, 2006
By Stanley A. Plotkin and Stanley Plotkin
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Mass immunization is the blitzkrieg of vaccination practice. However, as in war, mass immunization campaigns must be conducted intelligently, with careful strategy and strong attention to logistics of supply and deployment.

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Published July, 2006
By Tasuku Honjo, Fritz Melchers and T. Honjo
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Published June, 2006
By Walter Doerfler, Petra Bohm and Petra Boehm
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It has become apparent that the genomes of many organisms are characterized by unique patterns of DNA methylation which can differ from genome segment to genome segment and cell type to cell type.

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Published May, 2006
By William M. Shafer, William Shafer and William Schaffer
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This volume of CTMI, entitled Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Disease, is dedicated to the role of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the innate host defense system of homo sapiens.

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