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Infectious agents threaten any organism. Therefore, mammals and insects have evolved a complex network of cells and humoral factors termed immune system able to control and eliminate pathogens. Immunity varies between different groups of animals but always contains an innate immune system that can act fast and often effectively against a wide range of distinct pathogens (i.e. viruses, bacteria, fungi, and eukaryotic parasites). In mammals and insects, the communication between and regulation of immune cells is carried out by cytokines which orchestrate the defense against the invaders. The major challenge to recognize and to fight pathogens is the same for any host.
I would love to believe we are special but our immune system is pretty much like an insect's, a cockroach comes to mind.
originally posted by: Krahzeef_Ukhar
a reply to: carsforkids
Why would a nobody have that clarity?
You're a somebody.
Your thoughts are as useless as mine or Tesla or Jesus.
You're still a somebody.
A lymphocyte is different from all other cells in the body because it has about 100,000 identical receptors on its cellular membrane that enable it to recognize one specific antigen. The receptors are proteins containing grooves that fit into patterns forrned by the atoms of the antigen molecule --- somewhat like a key fitting into a lock --- so that the lymphocyte can bind to the antigen. There are more than 10 million different types of grooves in the lymphocytes of the human immune system.
Here is a more in depth explanation. I am not a microbiologist so my answer is essentially parroting the studies of peer reviewed academia...
Many classical philosophers believed the INFINITE nature of the Creator required no creation. INFINITE: no beginning, no ending. Our FINITE minds inwardly rebel at the notion.
“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
originally posted by: Raggedyman
a reply to: Peeple
Wisdom teeth, they were made for people who chew food, roughage not sucked it all through a tube or soft like Westeners eat, you neglect your body and you have issues.
Africans who eat roughage don’t have wisdom teeth issues.
You get the gist, intelligence seems appropriate
Mainstream academia insists we are more intelligent than our ancestors.
So I have a question for all the greater intellects around these parts.
When you hear or read or are told or even taught. That any part of
our anatomy or even one of our systems like the immune system. Is the result of anything less than a highly intelligent forward thinking greater mind. How does that not insult a greater IQ than my own?
Which ancestors? "Mainstream academia" says we have been who we are (homo sapiens) for at least 90,000 years.
It's them Ancient Alien types who think we weren't smart enough to build the pyramids.
Which ancestors? Not sure I'm following you here.
originally posted by: Krahzeef_Ukhar
a reply to: carsforkids
People hate Christians because they have an answer.
It's rare that you find someone who hates Christians because of their answer.
Intellect doesnt get offended, it corrects errors in calculation and fixes the system producing said errors. Ego gets huffy and puffy because insecurity, which is what you are doing. But do go on and explain to us how spirituality is the answer because you are such an expert on it.
originally posted by: carsforkids
a reply to: TzarChasm
Intellect doesnt get offended, it corrects errors in calculation and fixes the system producing said errors. Ego gets huffy and puffy because insecurity, which is what you are doing. But do go on and explain to us how spirituality is the answer because you are such an expert on it.
What's so huffy and puffy about creating a discussion that explores
all that is possibilities just by the very presence of our own intellect?
I thought I made pretty clear I'm not an expert on anything. Never
claimed to be. Why are you so upset?
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