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Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies. The work by Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries about how the immune system avoids attacking ...