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10/31/2011

Teaching your immune system

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    A new technique that reintroduces an allergy inducing food could render it non-reactive to the immune system.
    It was discovered that attaching peanut proteins to blood cells and reintroducing them into the body, it is possible to teach the body's immune system to recognize the protein as safe. The technique could eventually be expanded to include treatment for a variety of allergens.
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