Body's Immune System Kills Mutant Cells Daily

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This article explores how scientists discovered that the immune system naturally suppresses cancer while they were researching how B cells change during the growth of lymphoma. The text explains how T cells work as an "immune surveillance" and can be a way of preventing blood cancers. Through experimentation, scientists discovered how vitally important those cells are to possibly suppressing other forms of cancer in the future.

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Direct Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulrodgers/2014/02/03/bodys-immune-system-kills-mutant-cells-daily/

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: informational text, text complexity, immune system, cells, cancer, antibodies, T cell, B cell, mutation

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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