They can even map a pathogen's genetic code, which changes from generation to generation.

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So, the antigen we're thinking about is a vaccine particularly designed to elicit immune response against a pathogen.

我们现在考虑的这种抗原,是一种特别设计的疫苗,它能够诱发免疫效应以消灭病原体

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Learning how to turn on your immune system to protect you from a specific pathogen turns out to be very particular to that pathogen.

它发动你的免疫系统来保护你,免受某种病原体的侵袭,只是针对这种特定病原体

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It has to be complex, because we're asking the immune system to be able to respond to every potential foreign pathogen that we come into contact with.

免疫系统是十分复杂的,因为我们需要免疫系统,能够对我们身体接触到的,任何潜在的外来病原体进行反应

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We'll learn more about that in a moment, but basically it allows the immune system to distinguish between viral and bacterial pathogens, and respond appropriately depending on the type of pathogen that's there.

我们一会儿会学到不少,但基本上说,这样一来免疫系统,就能够分辨出病毒和细菌病原体,并对相应的病原体类型,产生合适的免疫反应

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Well, one way to think about is they have more antigen binding sites and so they're going to be more efficient at neutralizing the pathogen on a per-molecule basis than IgG is.

可以这么考虑,因为IgM表面有更多的抗原结合位点,所以相对于IgG,IgM在分子层面上,能够更为有效地与病原体结合

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