Lymph node roundabout: Researchers probe origin of optimized antibodies against infections
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 22:00
in Health & Medicine
An organism's ability to make new antibodies is of central importance in the fight against pathogens. In case of severe infections, the speed with which an immune response proceeds could mean the difference between life and death. Scientists have now found out how the division of B cells contributes to a fast immune defense.