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Dendritic cells catch invaders and tell the immune system when and how to respond. Vaccines depend on them, and scientists are even employing the cells to stir up immunity against cancer
They lie buried--their long, tentaclelike arms outstretched--in all
the tissues of our bodies that interact with the environment.
This article was originally published with the title The Long Arm of the Immune System.
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