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Article: SCIENTISTS MAKE MAJOR FIND ON HOW BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM WORKS
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- December 25, 1989
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Scientists delving into one of the immune system's deepest mysteries reported Friday they have discovered the genetic trigger that equips the body to hunt down a bewildering array of invading germs.
One expert described the discovery as one of the most important ever made in the young field of immunology, the study of the body's built-in defenses against disease.
Researchers from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research said they found a gene that ceaselessly reshuffles the genetic library inside newly made white blood cells. This lets the body use a limited amount of genetic material, or DNA, to concoct an endless ...