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T cell functionality
T cells, also called T lymphocytes, are an integral component of the adaptive immune system which seek out and eliminate foreign particles. Functions of T cells include killing infected host cells, activating other immune cells, producing and releasing immune messengers called cytokines into the body, and regulating the immune response. When T cell functionality is hindered by disease, genetics, or environment, the immune system could be at severe risk.
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Cell & Molecular Biology
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his influential work inves
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2016
Immunology
Why can the immune system recognize and attack primary tumors but not metastatic tumors? Researchers from the University
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Decoy sequences of DNA are able to interfere with gene expression, and in ways that are not yet well understood. New fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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...
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Kara Marker
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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...
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...
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SEP 19, 2016
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...
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2016
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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...
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...
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...
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...
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SEP 08, 2016
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 08, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2016
Videos
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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