On the surface, these latest events might give little cause for alarm.

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The alarm was raised at 1010 BST when he failed to surface.

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However, before the alarm can be sounded in this way, proteins on the surface of the antigen-presenting cell and the T cell must bind together in what is called a cellular handshake.

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