cells have preferences and make decisions

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"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, medical anthropologist, speaking on an episode 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.