Everything you need to know about how your immune system works!
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Timestamps:
[00:02:30] The immune system.
[00:04:19] COVID's varied effects on individuals.
[00:09:48] The immune system and microorganisms.
[00:12:23] Ancient viruses in our DNA.
[00:15:18] The immune system's divisions.
[00:22:02] Salting the land of the enemy.
[00:22:35] Defence mechanisms in the body.
[00:27:41] Neutrophils and pus.
[00:30:09] The role of macrophages.
[00:33:03] Eosinophils and Basophils
[00:36:52] Initiation of inflammation.
[00:40:29] Side effects of anti-inflammatories.
[00:43:11] NK cells and identification.
[00:47:52] The chemicals of the innate immune system.
[00:50:08] The role of interferons.
[00:54:16] Fever in innate immune response.
[00:58:24] Fever's trade-off and organism.
[01:04:04] mRNA in vaccines.
[01:04:48] mRNA vaccines against cancer.
[01:10:46] Adaptive immune system.
[01:12:44] T cells and their special training.
[01:17:39] Selection process for immune cells.
[01:19:43] Lymph nodes and immune response.
[01:22:12] B cells and plasma cells.
[01:26:23] T cell and B cell roles.
[01:32:38] Listener mail!
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