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Episode 362: How the body’s immune system defends us against disease

The immune system is similar to a microscopic security force with commanders that order cells to find and kill infectious intruders.

Episode 362: How the body’s immune system defends us against disease A cancer cell (white) is attacked by two T cells (red) in this electron micrograph image.
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Episode 362: How the body’s immune system defends us against disease

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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The immune system is similar to a microscopic security force with commanders that order cells to find and kill infectious intruders. University of Arizona immunobiologist Michael Kuhns describes how researchers are trying to understand how cells speak to each other to keep the human body healthy.

Michael Kuhns spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph. D. Regents professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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