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Children

Kimy sounds the alert. Story of the immune system

by Dr Marine Stefanutti

Available for free as:

Collection : Curious Minds

Age: from 3 years old
Pagination: 32 pages
Size: 210 x 210 mm
Binding: Hardback
Language: French
Publication: December 2018
Price: 8,90 € (book available from the Actine association)
ISBN: 978-2-914686-89-1

Kimy is a chemokine living in Alyssa’s body to help her to stay healthy. But, one day there is the red alert! Some bacteria are trying to invade Alyssa’s skin!

About the author

Marine Stefanutti is a geneticist. She works at Institut Curie in the “Stem Cells” team, on the formation of cancer during aging.

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