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Social control among immune cells improves defense against infections
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Social control among immune cells improves defense against infections

Immune cells activated by pathogens perceive each other and thus mutually control their proliferation; this mechanism could improve immune therapies for cancer UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG A simple mechanism, previously known from bacteria, ensures that the immune system strikes a balance between the rapid expansion of immune cells and the prevention of an excessive self-damaging reaction...