Peter Attia· MD
pieces of the virus are being presented to the B cells and the B cells have receptors on their surface and they recognize this piece of the virus and they bind very weakly but that stimulates a cell to divide
Loading…
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
pieces of the virus are being presented to the B cells and the B cells have receptors on their surface and they recognize this piece of the virus and they bind very weakly but that stimulates a cell to divide
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.
Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.
every time the cell divides and makes an error in copying this receptor on the cell surface and some of those errors make that antibody less able to bind and that visa will die but some make it better able to bind the antigen
you arrive at a antibody that now binds to the antigen with very high affinity