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November 2, 2006
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Self-sacrificing cells
Charles Serhan and his colleagues have discovered that white blood cells, left over from defending the body against invading bacteria and viruses, scavenge harmful compounds from the body as they themselves commit suicide. He holds a model of molecules involved in the process. (Staff photo Jon Chase/Harvard News Office)
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Cells that work themselves to death
They help control inflammation, researchers find
Migraine auras and heart disease linked
Risks high for women
Glimchers make unusual father-daughter team
HMS, HSPH professors collaborate on bone-immunology linkage
Gergen warns U.S. will fall behind in science
Says stem cell research essential to stay competitive
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