Drs. Jian-Guo Zhang, Mireille Lahoud, Peter Czabotar, and Ken Shortman, WEHI (IMAGE)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Drs. Jian-Guo Zhang, Mireille Lahoud, Peter Czabotar, and Ken Shortman, WEHI

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Researchers (from left) Dr. Jian-Guo Zhang, Dr. Mireille Lahoud, Dr. Peter Czabotar and professor Ken Shortman from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, have discovered how a vital immune cell recognizes dead and damaged body cells in a finding that could modernize vaccine technology by "tricking" cells into launching an immune response.

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