21 octubre 2014
CD8 T cells are known for becoming attuned to fight a specific pathogen (‘adaptive immunity’), but a new study shows that in that process they also become first-responders that can fend off a variety of other invaders (‘innate immunity’). The findings suggest that innate immunity changes with the body’s experience and that the T cells are more versatile than thought.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/KACq5IbTWSI/141021085601.htm
