eli5: How are natural killer cells different from killer T cells?

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I get that they’re different cells, it’s just that everything I read about them is so complex.

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Do you understand the difference between innate and adaptive immunity? That is the key to understanding the difference between those cells.

Innate immunity is the first line of defense, nonspecific and fast. Natural killer cells are innate.

Adaptive immunity is slower but has a specific response and builds a memory based on antigens, producing antibodies. That is killer T cells

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