Decades-old mystery about the death of cells uncovered by scientists.

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have for the first time revealed how dying cells are hidden from the immune ‘police’ that patrol the body.  The research answers a decades-old mystery about the death of cells, which in some situations can alert the immune system to potential danger, but in other circumstances occurs ‘silently’, unnoticed by immune cells.  The study is published in the journal … Continue reading Decades-old mystery about the death of cells uncovered by scientists.