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It does not merely include the legions of lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes/macrophages, which biologists have pieced together and studied over many decad
by DoreenMichele 3y ago
It does not merely include the legions of lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes/macrophages, which biologists have pieced together and studied over many decades, but all of the interactions these cells have, over a person’s life, with pathogens, toxins, and the consequences of their diet and lifestyle.
I wish them well, but will note my pet peeve about the so-called immune system:
The antigens we produce are not the entirety of the immune system. It's like saying the alarm is all that's involved in securing a building and hand waving off the walls, doors, locks, etc.
There are myriad ways to trick the white blood cells and the body also has ways of killing stuff other than the white blood cells.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34639722 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34639722
Which is to suggest that their focus on white blood cells seems overly narrow to me for a "groundbreaking plan to map the entire human immune system."