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Salk Institute

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Salk scientists discover that different people can have distinct responses to the same infection depending on how their genetics and life experiences have shaped their immune cell function. The colorful left silhouette represents a patient whose immune system is well-suited for the same infection that the dull right silhouette is unable to handle.

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Salk Institute

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