Uncovering the secrets of immune system invaders
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
Researcher Marie Hjelmseth Aune at CEMIR, the Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, looks at a macrophage engulfing an invading bacterium. The human immune system is a powerful and wonderful creation. If you cut your skin, your body mobilizes a series of different proteins and cells to heal the cut. If you are infected by a virus or bacteria, your immune system responds with a series of cells that attack the invader and neutralize it.