Beekeepers and Bee Stings: Do They Get Immune?
Do beekeepers get immune to bee stings? After an average of 13 stings a week, beekeepers quickly desensitise to the bees’ barb, which delivers a large dose of several venoms, including a membrane-busting protein called phospholipase A. The keepers’ secret turned out to be the production of cells that dampen the immune attack, called regulatory … Read more