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He hopes to learn, among other things, whether older people are immune to that effect, or whether it manifests itself in different ways in people who have already been through the aging process.
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There, the worms hatch and latch on, and apparently prompt the modulating effect in the immune system.
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This protein (a member of a group called the lectins, that is being tested for insecticidal properties) was already known to be bad for the immune system, so its effect on the rats would hardly have been a surprise to anyone with a knowledge of the field.
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"People are just beginning to think about modifying the immune inflammatory response to see if it has some sort of effect on behavioral symptoms, " says Dr. Hollander.
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Most did nothing, but one protein he tested in April 1998 had remarkable properties: It made a crucial class of immune cells called B-cells grow like crazy, while having little effect on other cells.
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Morgan isn't immune to the struggle that impacts most U.S. banks, particularly the effect of low interest rates on profits from lending and investing.
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He said these social factors, combined with the effect of the disease on the body, might weaken the person's immune system.
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With a successful test, Pyongyang could in effect proclaim itself invulnerable, above the law, a nuclear-weapon state immune from international action.
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The most fundamental one remains the Baumol effect: labour-intensive services, such as nursing and teaching, have thus far proved as immune to productivity-enhancing technology as string quartets.
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