anaphylaxis occurs when cells decide they do not like something

An example of anthropomorphism:

"So, anaphylaxis…is your immune cells will come into contact with something that they decide that they don't like the looks of, that they don't want to be a part of you, and then they will send out cell signals, usually histamine. … it's all dependent on what those cells decide to do in the moment."

Theresa MacPhail,

Dr Theresa MacPhail (Associate Professor, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Stevens Institute of Technology), medical anthropologist, was speaking on an episode ('Allergies and the Microbiome') of 'Start the Week'

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.