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Clues to gut immunity evolution: Research reveals similarities between fish and humans

August 12th, 2010

New research has identified the function of one of the earliest antibodies in the animal kingdom, an ancient immunoglobulin that helps explain the evolution of human intestinal immune responses. It was discovered to play a predominant role in the guts of fish and paves the way for a better understanding of human gut immunity as well as for safer, healthier approaches to keeping fish from pathogen infections.

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    August 12th, 2010 at 15:25 | #1

    I am pretty sure that there is something fishy about this. ;-)

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