The Immune team explores the variable lymphocyte receptors of jawless vertebrates, a system of immunity that parallels the structurally unrelated antibodies of jawed vertebrates.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cynthia Leifer

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• Lamprey VLR responseto influenza virus (eLife)
• VLR-basedimmunity (Ann Rev Immunol)
• How the Immune System Works
• A Commotion in the Blood
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• Letters readon Immune 9

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