The Immunology Lab
By Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dec 12, 2006, 00:59 PST
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Components of the immune system called antibodies are found in the liquid portion of blood and help protect the body from harm. Antibodies can also be used outside the body in a laboratory-based assay to help diagnose disease caused by malfunctions of the immune system or by infections.
This virtual immunology laboratory will demonstrate how such a test, termed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), is carried out and show some of the key experimental problems that may be encountered.
Click on the photo of the lab to begin work in the interactive lab environment.
Visit HHMI for more biointeractive programs.
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