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Editorial
Nature 441, 255-256 (18 May 2006) | doi:10.1038/441255b; Published online 17 May 2006
Infection biology
It is hardly surprising that scientific papers on human pathogens are often peppered with military analogies. Traditionally, the study of infectious disease has been considered as a conflict in which pathogens are the enemy, to be sought out and destroyed.
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