Original Article

Immunology and Cell Biology (1991) 69, 301–305; doi:10.1038/icb.1991.42

The 'Burnet Era' of immunology: Origins and influence

Ian R Mackay1

1The Centre for Molecular Biology and Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Correspondence: Ian R. Mackay, The Centre for Molecular Biology and Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.

Accepted 2 October 1991.

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