By releasing some of their DNA, B cells like these may be able to alert other immune cells to the presence
of dangerous microbes.
In the intervening centuries, we became adept at making vaccines
from dangerous microbes that we had first made harmless.
The bacterial heirlooms that babies inherit from their mothers might act as a shield, preventing
more dangerous microbes like from setting up shop.
Those centers are designed to quickly
identify dangerous microbes with the goal of stopping transmission as quickly as possible, says Halpin.
«We just tune the charge of the nanoparticle to selectively go after
the dangerous microbe.»
Antibiotics have long been the first option in fighting
these dangerous microbes, but many researchers are troubled by modern medicine's heavy reliance on them.
Early results show that the capsules have cured 32 people infected with drug - resistant Clostridium difficile,
a dangerous microbe that installs itself in the gut and causes inflammation marked by diarrhea, cramping and pain.Thomas Louie, an infectious disease physician at the University of Calgary in Alberta, presented the data on October 3 at ID Week, a meeting of infectious disease specialists.
Hospitals are breeding grounds for some of
these dangerous microbes.
It supports macrophages and helper T - cells to identify and destroy abnormal cells and
dangerous microbes.