Sentences with phrase «molecule as an invader»

When it does, your body recognizes this macro molecule as an invader and attacks.

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This molecule, a type of sugar, has become chemically glued to a location on the virus's surface near where human antibodies — immune system watchdogs — attach to mark the virus as a dangerous invader.

He noticed that, according to its structure, termite GNBP should be able to digest the invaders» sugar molecules — known as glucans — and harm microbes directly.

Once in the blood, our immune system recognizes these molecules as foreign invaders and mounts a reaction.

The immune system is made up of a team of different types of cells that, while each having their own specific function, work together to protect the body from foreign invaders: B - cells produce antibodies; T - cells conduct surveillance for potentially dangerous molecules and kills dangerous cells such as disease - causing bacteria; and macrophages are the scavenger cells of your body acting like garbage trucks, cleaning up residue and removing potentially dangerous substances.

Eventually the alien invaders seed our atmosphere with a template molecule that can scavenge our persistent garbage as it floats by at the ppm or ppb level — and assembles a replicator that eats our lunch, and then us.]