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Immuno-Social Behavior -- Groks Science Show 2016-07-13

by: Charles Lee and Frank Ling

Publication date: 2016-07-13

Usage: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0

Topics: social behavior, immunity, interferon

Is your inclination to socialize linked to your allergies? Until now, human behavior was not believed to be influenced by the immune system; however, recent findings suggest otherwise. On this program, Anthony Filiano discusses how interferon molecule, an immune molecule, is needed to socialize in a variety of different animals.