What is the Thymus gland? What is its function? its connection to the Immune System? you might have asked. The Thymus gland, at the forward base of the neck, plays a key role in the immunological defense system, stimulating production of white blood cells that fight disease and infection.hat is the Thymus gland? What is its function? its connection to the Immune System? you might have asked. The Thymus gland, at the forward base of the neck, plays a key role in the immunological defense system, stimulating production of white blood cells that fight disease and infection.
At 19, Austin Myers becomes youngest inmate on Ohio's death row.
If Bower is executed, he will be the oldest inmate executed in Texas history. And his 30 years on death row will make him the second-longest-serving inmate put to death by Texas, trailing only David Lee Powell, executed in 2010 after 31 years on death row for shooting and killing a police officer during a traffic stop.