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Which award did Élie Metchnikoff receive in 1908?

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Élie Metchnikoff received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908 for his work on phagocytosis, which is the process by which cells engulf and destroy foreign particles. Metchnikoff's work showed that phagocytes play an important role in the immune system, and his discoveries helped to lay the foundation for our understanding of how the body fights off infection.
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