A functioning individual’s immune system is the natural shield the body uses to keep viruses, bacteria and other disease causing organisms at bay. But unlike the respiratory system or the circulatory system, the immune system is a collection of mechanisms that are triggered into action as soon as it detects a virus.
For the immune system to detect and successfully destroy an invading virus or bacteria, it is vital that it distinguishes between the infectors and the body’s own healthy cells and tissues. This is a complex task though as these infectors are constantly evolving and adapting themselves to the characteristics of the host.
The good news is the extent to which the human body has evolved. Our adaptability to the various ills that come with a continuously changing world has helped arm the immune system better.
The progress made by immunoinformatics has greatly contributed in fortifying the human body further. Vaccines, drugs, antibiotics, organ transplants, etc. are the new defenses that have been developed by medical science to aid the immune system in its battle against pathogens.
The study of immunoinformatics is an emerging field of study that comes under bioinformatics. The advances made in this field of biotechnology are still being worked upon and developed by scientists.
New discoveries are being made every day in the research laboratories. The field has a bright scope for young minds looking to establish a career in the science of biotechnology. Visit the National Institute of Science Media for research and study material on biotechnology and related branches of science.
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