UCSF Study on T-cell Behavior Sheds Light on How Vaccines
Work
The immune system’s T cells, while coordinating responses to
diseases and vaccines, act like honey bees sharing information about the best
honey sources, according to a new study by scientists at UC San Francisco.
“In the morning, each bee goes looking individually for a
sugar source, then comes back to the hive and does a dance in front of the
other bees describing the location of what it’s found, which helps the hive decide
collectively where the best source is,” said senior scientist Matthew Krummel,
PhD, a UCSF professor of pathology.