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20 years on, what impact has the Nobel Prize for medicine had on our immune systems?

  • Written by Sharon Lewin, Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital and Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, The Peter Doherty
imageThe science is now used to tackle a range of diseases.tuthelens/Shutterstock

This time of year, Australians obsess over an annual spectacle that celebrates the achievements of our most gifted citizens – though usually, they’re fixating on their respective football codes.

But an even bigger prize up is for grabs tonight – the Nobel...

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