title: [Discovery and scientific investigation of a biological phenomenon].
abstract: A brief discussion is devoted to the 55-year long history of interferons and the contribution of domestic researchers to the study of this problem.
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Ershov
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007372:Interferons