Cells of the Immune System

All animals possess a non-specific defense system called the innate immune system. Innate immune responses attack microbes indiscriminately.

Vertebrates have an additional and powerful immune response called adaptive immunity. This feature focuses on elements of the adaptive immune system.

Also featured on the HHMI DVD, AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic, available free from HHMI.

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