28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
The Birth of Immunology
I like to think that when Medawar and his colleagues showed that immunological tolerance could be produced experimentally the new immunology was born. This is a science which to me has far greater potentialities both for practical use in medicine and for the better understanding of living process than the classical immunochemistry which it is incorporating and superseding.Folksonomies: immunology
Folksonomies: immunology
Burnet mentions the importance of producing immunological tolerance experimentally.
01 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
The Immune System Reaction and Overreaction
The body has a very ingenious and usually effective system of natural defence against parasites, called the immune system. The immune system is so complicated that it would take a whole book to explain it. Briefly, when it senses a dangerous parasite the body is mobilized to produce special cells, which are carried by the blood into battle like a kind of army, tailor-made to attack the particular parasites concerned. Usually the immune system wins, and the person recovers. After that, the imm...Folksonomies: immune system allergies
Folksonomies: immune system allergies
It is a delicate balance, as when a mother is carrying a baby and her immune system must not be allowed to attack it, or when people get hay fever or allergies.