Secrets of immune response illuminated in new study
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
When disease-causing invaders like bacteria infect a human host, cells of various types swing into action, coordinating their activities to address the threat. Scientists have now investigated the coordination of a particular type of immune response, involving the release of of IFN-λ -- a cell-signaling protein molecule known as a cytokine.