May 4, 2016

Research on Innate Lymphoid Cells

Through the use of powerful genomic techniques, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (NIAMS) have found that the development of immune cells, called innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), gradually prepares these cells for rapid response to infection. NIAMS researcher Dr. Han-Yu Shih talks about the importance of ILCs. For more: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/rapid-response-immune-cells-are-fully-prepared-before-invasion-strikes.

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