Environment, not genes, dictates human immune variation, study finds

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

A study of twins shows that our environment, more than our heredity, plays the starring role in determining the state of our immune system, the body's primary defense against disease. This is especially true as we age, the study indicates.

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