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Nature Immunology 9, 1319–1322 (1 December 2008) | doi:10.1038/ni1208-1319

Immunology in India: an emerging story

Kanury V S Rao

The perennial appeal of immunology lies in the fact that it provides a window for almost every aspect of biological and biomedical research. The plasticity of lymphocytes as they switch among quiescence, active proliferation and various differentiation programs encapsulates the essence of both cell biology and the gene expression events that drive cell fate 'decisions'.