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sir pe·ter bri·an medawar

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  1. Medawar, Peter Medawar, Sir Peter Brian Medawarnoun

    British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)

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  1. sir peter brian medawar

    Sir Peter Brian Medawar was a British biologist of Brazilian-Lebanese origin, who is best known for his works in graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance. Born on February 28, 1915, he shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, for their work on understanding the immune system. Medawar's contributions helped pave the way towards successful organ and tissue transplantation. He passed away on October 2, 1987.

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