Immunology is the scientific discipline that investigates the molecular, cellular, and systemic mechanisms underlying immune recognition, regulation, and effector function in vertebrates and other organisms. It encompasses the study of innate and adaptive immune responses, including antigen processing and presentation, clonal selection, tolerance, immune memory, and the cytokine networks that orchestrate these processes. Immunology also examines the pathophysiology of immune-mediated diseases such as autoimmunity, allergy, immunodeficiencies, and transplant rejection, and underpins the rational design of vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapies, and diagnostic assays through quantitative, genetic, and systems-level approaches.
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Cell & Microbiology
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Cell & Microbiology
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Sticking needles into arms—or rather, haunches—is often the hardest part of distributing an effective agricultural vaccine. Now, University of Connecticut researchers show in the April 15 issue of Advanced Healthcare Materials ...
Veterinary medicine
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Cell & Microbiology
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Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolize food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens.
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