Who is considered the "father of innate immunity"?
Charles Darwin
Élie Metchnikoff
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Answer
Élie Metchnikoff is often considered the father of innate immunity, the first line of defense against infection. Metchnikoff was a Russian biologist who studied phagocytosis, the process by which cells engulf and destroy foreign particles. He discovered that phagocytes, which are found in the blood, lymph, and other tissues, play an important role in protecting the body from infection.
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