Rice University: 'Relaxed' T Cells Critical to Immune Response
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, June 17 -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Like finding that needle in the haystack every time, your T cells (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_cell) manage what seems like an improbable task: quickly finding a few invaders among the many imposters in your body to trigger its immune response.
T cells have to react fast and do so nearly perfectly to protect people from diseases. But first, they need a little "me" time.
Like finding that needle in the haystack every time, your T cells (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_cell) manage what seems like an improbable task: quickly finding a few invaders among the many imposters in your body to trigger its immune response.
T cells have to react fast and do so nearly perfectly to protect people from diseases. But first, they need a little "me" time.