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A shadow over immunoassay

The technique of immunoassay is widely used in all branches of medicine. Yet an ugly patent dispute bodes ill for its future availability.

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Ekins, R. A shadow over immunoassay. Nature 340, 256–258 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/340256a0

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