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Makena Lane is a secondary biology teacher at a public high school in Cleveland, Ohio, where she has taught since 2005. She teaches AP biology, mentors the school science olympiad squad, and writes for Biology Insights on basic cell biology and immunology. Lane took degrees in biology and curriculum instruction before beginning her teaching career.

What Is Antibody Production and How Does It Work?
Why Does the Immune System Attack a Transplanted Organ?
Can Lymph Nodes Regenerate After Damage or Removal?
Are Antigens Good? How They Help and Harm Your Body
Is the Lymphatic and Immune System the Same?
What Does CD Stand for in Immunology?
Why Does an Injury Feel Hot? Explaining Inflammation
What Is Artificially Acquired Active Immunity?
How to Boost T Cells and Support Your Immune System
The Antigen-Antibody Complex: What It Is and Its Function
Why Do Infections Itch? A Biological Explanation
MHC and CD Markers: The Immune System’s ID System
What Is a T-Cell Receptor (TCR) and Its Function?
The Role of a Protein Antigen in the Immune System
The Cure for SCID: How Treatments Restore Immunity
What Are Bad Cells and How Does Your Body Fight Them?
Spleen and Thymus: Functions in the Immune System
Mast Cells vs. Basophils: What’s the Difference?
The Function of Lymphocytes in the Immune System
Innate vs. Adaptive Immunity: Key Differences Explained
What Is Cellular Immunity and How Does It Work?
Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue and Your Immunity
How the Body’s Antibodies Production Process Works
The Thymus’s Role and Function in the Immune System
What It Means to Be Immunodeficient and How to Manage It
What Are Killer T Cells and How Do They Work?
T-lymphocytes: What They Are and How They Work
What Are CD4+ Cells and Why Is the Count Important?
What Is HLA Compatibility and Why Is It So Important?
Immunglobulin: The 5 Classes and Their Functions