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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Are Antibodies Used for Blood Typing?

For Students 3rd - 7th
The human immune system has various ways of responding to an infection caused by bacteria or viruses. Our bodies produce proteins (antibodies) that are highly specific for the infectious agent as a part of our "humoral" immune response....
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Prions: Killer Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about several diseases such as Mad Cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, which are examples of diseases caused by prions, or protein infections.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Cancer Info Svc: Human Papillomaviruses and Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives the connection between HPV and cervical cancer and gives information on preventing HPV and treating cervical cancer.