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Vaccine, Sabin
The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-93)
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- Gametic selection Preferential selection of gametes (germ cells -- sperm or eggs). Gametic selection is a mechanism of…
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- Women's hospital A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…
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