Article
The science and medicine of human immunology.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 25 Sept 2020
Pulendran Bali, Davis Mark M
Abstract excerpt
Although the development of effective vaccines has saved countless lives from infectious diseases, the basic workings of the human immune system are complex and have required the development of animal models, such as inbred mice, to define mechanisms of immunity. More recently, new strategies and technologies have been developed to directly explore the human immune system with unprecedented precision. We discuss...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Communicable Disease Control
- Disease Models, Animal
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Immune System
- Immunity
- Immunogenicity, Vaccine
- Infections
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains