The immune system protects the body from invading disease-causing organisms, or pathogens. Pathogens and other non-self molecules are antigens  foreign molecules recognized by the immune system, stimulating an immune response. The majority of infections by pathogens occurs in mucous membranes of our body. Skin, which excludes most pathogens from entering the body. 2  Cilia in mucous membranes, which sweep out airborne pathogens and dust. 3  Tears, nasal secretions and saliva, which contain bacteria-destroying enzymes. 4  Phagocytic cells, called neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells.
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection.
Edward Kamau Brathwaite 1930-. Contemporary Barbadian poet, playwright, literary critic, and scholar. The following entry presents criticism of Brathwaite's poetry from 1968 through 2001.Brathwaite is one of the Caribbean's most honored writers.e is known chiefly for The Arrivants (1973), a trilogy of poetry volumes in which a uniquely Caribbean identity is set forth, incorporating ties to Africa and the lasting effects of slavery. Born in Barbados, Brathwaite has long been compared to another famous Caribbean poet, the Nobel Prize-winning Derek Walcott.