CARTA: The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Peter Parham - Human Immune System Diversity

05/20/10 • 29 min

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Peter Parham, Professor in the Departments of Structural Biology and Microbiology & Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, explores proteins of the human immune system that vary greatly between individuals and populations which modulate the immune response to infection and cancer, and also influence the success of reproduction and therapeutic transplantation of cells, tissues and organs. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18704]

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