http://blog.oup.com/2011/07/immune-system/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2011/07/immune-system/#comment-267041 OUPblog » Blog Archive » SciWhys: a cure for Carys? Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:48:22 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=17551#comment-267041 [...] Over the past year, the SciWhys column has explored a number of different topics, from our immune system to plants, from viruses to DNA. But why is an understanding of topics such as these so important? [...] [...] Over the past year, the SciWhys column has explored a number of different topics, from our immune system to plants, from viruses to DNA. But why is an understanding of topics such as these so important? [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2011/07/immune-system/#comment-231872 OUPblog » Blog Archive » SciWhys: What happens when our immune system doesn’t work as it should? Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:28:27 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=17551#comment-231872 [...] it is the knock-on effect of this antibody over-production that we really notice. As I mentioned in a previous post, antibodies can summon other parts of our immune system into action. When we suffer an allergic [...] [...] it is the knock-on effect of this antibody over-production that we really notice. As I mentioned in a previous post, antibodies can summon other parts of our immune system into action. When we suffer an allergic [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2011/07/immune-system/#comment-228003 OUPblog » Blog Archive » SciWhys: What’s the difference between bacteria and viruses? Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:28:33 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=17551#comment-228003 [...] my last post I discussed how our bodies protect us from the threat of attack from our surroundings. Two of these [...] [...] my last post I discussed how our bodies protect us from the threat of attack from our surroundings. Two of these [...]

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