Researchers find more uses for immune system’s ‘Swiss army knife’

Posted by on June 23, 2016 10:50 am
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MAIT cells are little know but have been shown to be generally active against bacteria, unlike other T-cells which respond to specific pathogens. Now, researchers have found that they can respond to chemical messengers in the immune system to respond to viruses as well.

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