# What is Immunity Anyway?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Robin May
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Computer science
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/what-immunity-anyway)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We often think of immunity as being a human, or at least mammalian, phenomenon. But in fact almost all living organisms have some form of immune system. In this lecture, we lift the lid on the astonishingly diverse immune mechanisms used by bacteria, amoebae, nematodes and many other microbial forms of life in their constant battle against viruses and each other.

## Lectures

1. [Do Microbes Have Immune Systems?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-what-immunity-anyway/7210677885db) (Audio)
2. [How Does Our Immune System Protect Us?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-what-immunity-anyway/4ffd4dd03536) (Audio)
3. [Green Immunity – How Do Plants Fight Infection?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-what-immunity-anyway/5aa7570bdd64) (Audio)
4. [How Do Vaccines Work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-what-immunity-anyway/a42d62eb08ec) (Audio)
5. [Do Computers Get Sick? How Humans and Computers Fight Viruses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-what-immunity-anyway/f305044abb2c) (Audio)
6. [The Future of Immunity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-what-immunity-anyway/da393dccdb6e) (Audio)