This article is from the “Advance for Laboratory Professionals ” magazine.  I chose it because I needed it for continuing education credits and I teach Immunoserology which is a subject covering immunity and the tests used  to identify antigen-antibody interactions.  I though it was a nice snap shot of  all the major factors involved in the immune process and how they interact.  However, I asked some of my students to look at it and make comments.  Most of them told me it was over their heads so I chose not to use it in class. 

My opinion of the article now is that it is a wonderful article for people or professionals who already have some working knowledge of immunity but to those still learning it can be difficult to grasp.  I think it would be suited as a refresher for a laboratorian or a review for a student taking an exam after they have a general knowledge of the immune response.  I have to remember this when assigning readings for future classes: the students need articles that speak to their level of understanding.  This article was clearly written to laboratory professionals.