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Immune cells show long-term memory
Immune cells show long-term memory
by Faithful on August 18th 2008, 11:15 am
Almost a century after exposure to the 1918 Spanish flu, survivors’ white blood cells still recognize the virusEven after 90 years, the immune system doesn’t forget the face of a mass-murderer. A new study shows that survivors of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic still have immune cells that remember the culprit virus.
http://www.sciencenews.org
Last edited by Faithful on August 28th 2008, 12:24 pm; edited 1 time in total
Re: Immune cells show long-term memory
by DianaR on August 20th 2008, 2:55 pm
Somehow, this doesn't seem like a great revelation. Vaccines work on the assumption that immunity is "remembered" by the dells so that they can mount a well oiled defense against infection.
