The Unifying Nature of Basic Science Research

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About the Authors

Kirk W. Deitsch

* E-mail: kwd2001@med.cornell.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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