Doctors at the Washington University School of Medicine investigated the role of macrophages, a part of the immune system, in the transition from the dry to the wet form of the disease.

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Some might see this as a disadvantage but on the whole because they know students from lower down the school they should be able to pick up any problems that occur with the difficult transition to sixth form study.

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The quick and dirty way to transition paper notes into digital form is, of course, to photograph the notebook page with a phone and save it as an image.

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But at some point perhaps the transition should occur and we should base the current form on the current, rather than archaic, methods of performing that function.

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Traore was appointed in April to lead the long-term transition after ECOWAS mediators managed to form a deal with coup leader Sanogo, stating he will step aside with all the benefits of a former head of state and allow the leaders in Bamako to prepare for elections, as well as find a solution for the north.

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True to form, Obama's transition team is keeping mum about the appointment until the president-elect himself is ready to announce it.

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