An impressive system for retrieving large numbers of antibodies from memory B cells has been developed. It has been put into practice in an investigation of immune responses to the human immunodeficiency virus.
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Burton, D., Poignard, P. Immune memory downloaded. Nature 458, 584–585 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458584a
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