Pick me! Pick me! How genes are selected to create diverse immune cell receptors
Friday, June 3, 2016 - 07:20
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have taken an in-depth look at the gene shuffling process that is responsible for our body's ability to recognize a vast range of foreign agents such as disease-causing microorganisms (pathogens). Failure in this process lies at the heart of a variety of immunodeficiency diseases and is also relevant to the decline in immune function observed with age.