In memoriam: César Milstein, who with the late Georges Köhler invented monoclonal antibodies, died on 24 March 2002. Their invention sprang from basic research on antibody diversity and specificity, and spawned revolutionary advances in biology, medicine and industry.
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Springer, T. César Milstein, the father of modern immunology. Nat Immunol 3, 501–503 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0602-501
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