Solving Immunology?

Is Omalizumab a Problem-Solving Remedy in Severe Asthma?

The heuristics of biologic theory: the case of self-nonself discrimination.

Mel Cohn has responded to our critique of the minimal model of self-nonself discrimination proposed by Langman and him. In this response to Mel Cohn, we summarize the essential differences between our points of view and highlight one criterion (of many) for preferring one theory to another in the complex field of biology: a preferred theory, rather than solving a problem, is heuristic. A good t...

The many faces of TRAF molecules in immune regulation.

On BioLegend's Customer Service team, Anjie takes pride in going above and beyond to ensure the satisfaction of each and every customer. Our team continually strives to provide the highest level of customer support in the industry. As technical service scientist, Deepak understands the many variables that impact an experiment. He listens closely and tries to think and feel like the customer doe...

A trial of patient-oriented problem-solving system for immunology teaching in China: a comparison with dialectic lectures

BACKGROUND The most common teaching method used in China is lecturing, but recently, efforts have been widely undertaken to promote the transition from teacher-centered to student-centered education. The patient-oriented problem-solving (POPS) system is an innovative teaching-learning method that permits students to work in small groups to solve clinical problems, promotes self-learning, encour...

The Immune System and Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Some may wonder why a comparative immunologist would knock on the door of the controversial field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The field is replete with problems associated with beliefs, disbeliefs, shaky concepts and ill-defined experimental approaches at solving fundamental questions. Yet there is a measure of order in that miniscule, infinitesimal corner of phenomena that...