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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Honors 14 May 2014 What is Vitiligo? Following the release of his iconic album Thriller in 1983, Michael Jackson made news for something other than his music. Tabloids released reports that Michael bleached his skin and did not want to be black. Michael Jackson never commented on the matter until a 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying ??this is the situation. I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin; it?s something that I cannot help. Okay. But when people make up stories that I don?t want to be who I am, it hurts me.?

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Chapter 43 TheImmuneSystem 43-3,4 Active/Passive Immunization Active immunity : defenses that arise when a pathogen infects the body and prompts a primary or secondary immune response Passive immunity : antibodies guard against pathogens that have never infected them (lasts as long as antibodies last) ? Example: mother?s IgG & IgA antibodies to baby Artificial active immunity: immunization (vaccination) Antigens used to make vaccines Artificial passive immunity: inject antibodies from an animal already immune into another animal ? Short-term but immediate Polyclonal/Monoclonal Antibodies : Polyclonal or monoclonal Polyclonal : products of many different clones of plasma cells Monoclonal : made from a single clone of B cells grown in culture
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