Ray Owen and the history of naturally acquired chimerism.
This article interweaves a history of Ray Owen's early work with a broader account of the conceptual landscape of immunology in the mid 1950's. In particular, Owen's openness to the very possibility of chimeric phenomena is recognized.
a Department of Sociology , York University , Toronto , Canada.
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D001789:Blood Group Antigens
Ray Owen; blood groups; history of biology; microchimerism; self/nonself