How killer immune cells avoid killing themselves

Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

After eight years of work, researchers have unearthed what has been a well-kept secret of our immune system's success. The findings published online on June 9th in Immunity offer an explanation for how specialized immune cells are able to kill infected or cancerous cells without killing themselves in the process.

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