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To: nigel bates who wrote (510)	4/11/2003 2:24:48 PM
From: scaram(o)uche	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1022

>> I'm sure Rick will explain the significance of this. << Yes, Master. At some point in time, an organism evolved that had the capacity to produce complex proteins, IgM-like molecules, that could protect them from invasive microorganisms. The cell that produced such molecules could be called the primordial B cell. Something happened. The organism that was exposed to the happening had survival advantage, as it now had immunoglobulins that could protect them at an earlier stage of invasion. There were subsequent refinements, more happenings. I hope that's clear. Anything else?