Predicting immune system responses to various stimuli
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
Just like some people, macrophagestiny cells that provide the immune system with a primary line of defense against pathogensreveal a lot about themselves when challenged. Computer scientists and biologists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have identified a basic response mechanism that underlies how macrophages respond by presenting the cells with three different insults.