Artist's Rendition of Immune System (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Artist's Rendition of Immune System

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This is an artist's rendition of how an infection induces a plant to prime its immune system and thereby improve its resistance to future infections.

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Illustration by Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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