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Emil von Behring: translational medicine at the dawn of immunology

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On 31st March 1917, Emil von Behring passed away. Why is this event so important for immunologists a century later?

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Figure 1: Mentors, colleagues, friends and competitors of Behring.

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The author thanks Marylu Grossman and Souraya Sibaei for excellent editorial assistance and Diane Schad for graphics work.

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Kaufmann, S. Emil von Behring: translational medicine at the dawn of immunology. Nat Rev Immunol 17, 341–343 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nri.2017.37

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