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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Antigen Memes

Posts tagged with Antigen

Antigen Check: Immune System Border Patrol

Biology Medicine
2 months ago 5.6K views 0 shares
Antigen Check: Immune System Border Patrol
From the immune cell's perspective, this is literally a hand stop moment! The meme shows an immune cell's POV as it encounters an antigen (foreign substance) and immediately goes into "YOU'RE FOREIGN" alert mode. Your immune system is basically a microscopic border patrol with zero chill—constantly scanning for molecular passports. When it spots something without the proper "self" markers, those T-cells and antibodies mobilize faster than grad students to free pizza. The whole adaptive immune response kicks in: "Identify! Tag! Destroy! Write strongly-worded biochemical letters about it later!"

POV: You're An Antigen That Just Got Recognized By A Dendritic Cell

Biology Medicine Science
3 months ago 10.2K views 0 shares
POV: You're An Antigen That Just Got Recognized By A Dendritic Cell
Your first-person view as a foreign invader (antigen) who just got spotted by the immune system's surveillance team! Those grabby hands represent dendritic cells, the body's elite reconnaissance units that capture suspicious particles and rush them to lymph nodes for "questioning." Once they've got you, it's game over - they'll present pieces of you to T-cells who'll organize your destruction. Basically, you're that one friend who got caught sneaking into the VIP section without a wristband, and now security is dragging you out while shouting "WE GOT ONE!" to everyone within earshot.

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