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  • The researchers found that the two groups differed in the number of naive B-cells, a type of white blood cell, that their blood contained.

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    Unlike mature B-cells, which are primed to attack foes the body has seen before, naive B-cells are ready and waiting to attack microbes not previously encountered.

    New Scientist, 28 June 2008

    July 14, 2008

  • Then there are the jaded B-cells.

    July 14, 2008