Comb jelly immune system can spot old enemies
Animal at base of family tree could help researchers understand evolution of immunity
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OLD FASHIONED The invasive comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi can do some pretty sophisticated things with its immune system for an organism of such ancient lineage.
Marco Faasse/World Register of Marine Species