Special cells can ‘taste,’ then help fight parasites in the gut
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 12:20
in Biology & Nature
What spurs the human immune system into action when there’s a parasitic infection in the gut? A new study finds that special cells called tuft cells play a big role—by “tasting” the presence of intestinal parasites and setting the immune system into motion against them. The finding, outlined in a paper published February 2, 2016 […]