Tracking down the tiniest of forces: How T cells detect invaders

What happens on a molecular level, when our immune system detects antigens? Scientists have found out, how T cells exert tiny forces on antigens. Bonds between T cells and antigen presenting cells break, and this behavior tells the T cell whether or not it has found the right antigen.

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