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These 31 probe sets are derived from 27 unique genes, and most likely represent bona fide IL-2 targets, since the group includes the genes JAB/SSI-1/SOCS-1, flt3 ligand, IL-2Rp55, caspase 3, and p78, which have already been reported as IL-2-induced genes.
Wilde himself was endlessly transgressive, always finding a new way to jab Victorian complacency.
Unprepared for this jab at the rising popularity of microbrews, you realize that this is what the spot was setting up all along.
My fourth jab with a "finder" needle filled the syringe with a reassuring flashback of blood.
Do I detect a subtle jab even as Alexander outmaneuvered the Baptist primitives in Congress?