Researchers are exploring whether these ubiquitous fluorinated molecules might worsen infections or hamper vaccine effectiveness.
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Communicated by Stephen F. Heinemann, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA, January 15, 2008 (received for review December 5, 2006)
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- Beatrice Alexandra Golomb *
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Communicated by Stephen F. Heinemann, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA, January 15, 2008 (received for review December 5, 2006)
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- E-mail: bgolomb{at}ucsd.edu
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Author contributions: B.A.G. designed research, performed research, analyzed data, and wrote the paper.
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The author declares no conflict of interest.
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This article contains supporting information online at www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/0711986105/DC1.
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