Education and promiscuity

William R. Heath () and Hamish S. Scott ()
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William R. Heath: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Hamish S. Scott: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Nature, 2002, vol. 420, issue 6915, 468-469

Abstract: Immune cells must be taught to distinguish between invading microbes and the body's own proteins. A new study re-emphasizes the importance of a thorough education in the thymus, and identifies an essential instructor.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1038/420468a

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