Tying the conductor's arms
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Microorganisms have developed many strategies to suppress or subvert the immune system, and successful ones can fine-tune immune responses. The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, lives in red blood cells and is transmitted by mosquitoes. Urban and colleagues have discovered a new way in which P. falciparum checks the immune system, by preventing maturation of dendritic cells. This impedes functional activity of dendritic cells, and it is suggested that the antigen PfEMP1 is responsible for binding to dendritic cells.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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El Duque
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Hernandez had been banned from baseball for life in his native Cuba, but escaped on a fishing board. He was reunited with his brother, Livan Hernandez, and signed a $6.6 million contract with the New York Yankees.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1998
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Voters guide
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Selected responses from an AARP/VOTE (American Association of Retired Persons) questionnaire sent to US presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush on issues of social security and health are presented.
Publication Name: Modern Maturity
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0026-8046
Year: 2000
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