Macfarlane Burnet
Australian virologist (1899-1985)
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Australian virologist who snagged a 1960 Nobel Prize for figuring out acquired immune tolerance. Basically mapped how your body learns to tolerate foreign stuff—work that rewired immunology.
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Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance. He also developed the theory of clonal selection.
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