if we could find a general way to boost the immune system
We have ways of boosting the immune system. Unfortunately they tend to result in patients dying of multiple organ failure when the overactive immune system attacks cells which we can't do without. Even when dealing with infectious diseases, many deaths are caused not by pathogens but rather by the immune responses to them.
What we need is a way to selectively boost the immune system.
We have ways of boosting the immune system. Unfortunately they tend to result in patients dying of multiple organ failure when the overactive immune system attacks cells which we can't do without. Even when dealing with infectious diseases, many deaths are caused not by pathogens but rather by the immune responses to them.
What we need is a way to selectively boost the immune system.