Interesting. Did they go back and re-do the protocol and initiate the the trails again after realizing the diminished interleukin levels? If they conducted it again, what happened afterwards?

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Everyone in this forum keeps stating “get an internship or co-op”. For a lot of people trying to break into the field, this is actually a lot more challenging then it seems. When companies are recruiting at schools, they have…   Read more»