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Fever’s link with a key kind of immunity is surprisingly ancient

Fever’s link with a key kind of immunity is surprisingly ancient

In one fish species, Nile tilapia, that behavioral — or sought-out — fever triggers the adaptive immune system, known for its acquired memory of specific bodily invaders, researchers report in the Dec. 24 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.