Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and the clonal selection theory of antibody formation

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Ribatti
Keyword(s):  
Antibody Formation ◽  
Clonal Selection ◽  
Clonal Selection Theory ◽  
Selection Theory

Gordon Leslie Ada 1922–2012

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Gustav Nossal ◽  
Christopher Parish
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Nobel Prize ◽  
Antibody Formation ◽  
Clonal Selection ◽  
Virus Genome ◽  
Research Environment ◽  
Clonal Selection Theory ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Viral Immunology ◽  
Administrative Skills

GordonAda, an outstanding virologist and immunologist,was the first to demonstrate that the influenza virus genome is composed of RNA, not DNA. In immunology he provided evidence that refuted the template theory of antibody formation and performed elegant experiments to prove Burnet's Clonal Selection Theory. His administrative skills created a research environment that nurtured the Doherty-Zinkernagel Nobel Prize in viral immunology and allowed him to assist WHO and others greatly in developing effective vaccines.

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