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Who’s stronger? An immunological battle of the sexes

  • Written by Adam Moeser, Matilda R. Wilson Endowed Chair, Associate Professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University
Who’s stronger? An immunological battle of the sexesWho has a stronger immune system?Undrey/Shutterstock.com

Is there anything more exciting than a battle of the sexes? In popular culture, this usually focuses on societal gender roles. But, there’s another battle of the sexes, a biological war waged by the body’s immune system. Can this conflict finally tell us who is stronger –...

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