• Question: What do think is the most important part of the immune system?

    Asked by EvelynT to Ben, Francis, Max on 16 Mar 2018. This question was also asked by Paulito2005.
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      Max Jamilly answered on 16 Mar 2018:

      That’s a great question and a difficult one, because the immune system is a machine with so many important parts. It’s like asking what the most important part of a car is. If you take away the wheels or the pedals or the engine or the steering wheel, the car won’t work – so which bit is the most important?

      BUT maybe it’s the killer T cells because they actually do the job of destroying invading microbes.

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