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Nature 420, 845 (19 December 2002) | doi:10.1038/nature01319
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- Harvard School of Public Health, computer science, biology, bioinformatics,
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foreword Inflammation
Ursula Weiss1
Inflammation is the response of an organism's immune system to the damage caused to its cells and vascularized tissues by microbial pathogens such as viruses and bacteria, as well as by injurious chemicals or physical insults.Although painful, inflammation is usually a healing response.
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