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Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.
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In science credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not the man to whom the idea first occurs.--Francis Galton
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For many centuries, smallpox devastated mankind. In modern times we do not have to worry about it thanks to the remarkable work of Edward Jenner and later developments from his endeavors. With the rapid pace of vaccine development in recent decades, the historic origins of immunization are often forgotten. Unfortunately, since the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the threat of biological warfare and ...
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Letter from Ajaccio: Napoleon on the march to capture island votes.
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; ...race to be mayor of Corsica's capital, Ajaccio. Brushing off doubts about whether a...island's murky politics can triumph over Ajaccio's established patriarchs, Napoleon...to victory. 'Corsica is my country, Ajaccio is my town. It's logical that I should...
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Ajaccio holds off Auxerre 4-3 in French league
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; ...Worldstream 04-10-2005 Dateline: PARIS Ajaccio held on to beat Auxerre 4-3 Sunday in...Lucas Pareira opened the scoring for Ajaccio in just the first minute, and Bonaventure...equalized for the visitors in the third. But Ajaccio then scored three unanswered goals to...
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Soc: Promoted Ajaccio upset Corsican neighbours Bastia
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French president condemns Ajaccio attack
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Ajaccio upsets third-place Marseille in French league
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; ...another Saturday to help 17th-place Ajaccio upset host Marseille 2-1 in the French first division. Demont gave Ajaccio the lead in the 25th minute when he...At the other end of the standings, Ajaccio pulled further away from the relegation...
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Ajaccio coach Courbis steps down
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Ajaccio fires coach Courbis after slump
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; AP Worldstream 01-12-2006 Dateline: AJACCIO, France Ajaccio fired coach Rolland Courbis on Thursday after a poor...results left the Corsican club in danger of relegation. Ajaccio lost 2-0 to visiting Nantes on Wednesday, leaving...
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Courbis back to coach AC Ajaccio after a touch in Russia
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Soc: Marseille go top with win at Ajaccio
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Lyon celebrates fourth straight title with 2-1 win over Ajaccio
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; ...Claudio Cacapa scored in a 2-1 win over Ajaccio. Govou and Cacapa scored with headers in each half. Yohan Demont replied for Ajaccio. Lyon has 72 points with only three rounds...early scare in the eighth minute when Ajaccio's Brazilian midfielder Andre Luiz struck...
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