The Biochemistry Of Human Health

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The Three Layers Of Our Body’s Immune Defensive Mechanisms Explained.

The Three Layers Of Our Body’s Immune Defensive Mechanisms Explained.

We’d have to look at them in sequence to make sense of what’s going on.

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Dr Joel Yong
Oct 21, 2021
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The Biochemistry Of Human Health
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The Three Layers Of Our Body’s Immune Defensive Mechanisms Explained.
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Many of us tend to think of the immune system as a system of cells that work together to protect the body from any viral or bacterial attacks.

I’m not saying that’s wrong — but it doesn’t paint the full picture of what’s going on. A conversation with a colleague who specialised in microbiology brought me to the understanding that we actually do have 3 de…

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