Tangled Memes

Behold, the Disney-fication of immunology! Nothing says "complex biological defense system" like scenes from Tangled. The pathogen approaches your body's fortress, breaches the initial barriers (probably while singing), then encounters the adaptive immune response - that moment when your body goes "wait, I've seen this villain before!" The antigen-binding site is basically your immune cells doing a double-take, and finally, immunoglobulin shows up like Rapunzel with her magical hair to save the day. If only real infections came with orchestral background music and a happy ending in 90 minutes. Next time you're sick, just remember your white blood cells are having their own little animated adventure - except with more phagocytosis and less singing.