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antigens

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Substances that are foreign to the body and cause the production of antibodies. Toxins, invading bacteria and viruses, and the cells of transplanted organs can all function as antigens.

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Research from Mirkin's laboratory shows that arranging antigens and adjuvants into carefully designed nanoscale structures can significantly improve outcomes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Illumination with red light is designed to rupture the cell, releasing cancer antigens that may activate the body’s immune system to fight the cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Their long-term goal is to test these mpox and smallpox vaccine antigens and antibody treatments in humans.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

For those reasons, many doctors recommend men stop getting tested for prostate-cancer-related antigens, through what’s known as a PSA test, around age 70 or 75, depending on the individual’s overall health.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

The constant evolution or recycling of new strains of flu, with differing antigens, explains why your having gotten flu two years ago didn’t protect you against the different strain that arrived this year.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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