The Amazing Amoeba - This Week in Science - March 2nd, 2016
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2016 · Science & Technology
When did the immune system first evolve, and why? Dr. Kiki discusses a recent study that investigates an adaptation of an amoeba that turns it social in times of hardship, and wherein some individuals specialize to act as a defensive immune system for the population. Crazy amoeba stuff, really.
