What cellular components did Baruj Benacerraf's discovery involve?
Mitochondrial DNA
Cell surface protein molecules
Cytoplasmic RNA
Lysosomal enzymes
Answer
Baruj Benacerraf discovered that certain cell surface protein molecules on T cells can distinguish between different antigens, a discovery that led to the understanding of how the immune system recognizes and responds to foreign invaders. This discovery won him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980.
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