title: Evolution and conservation of immunological activity.
abstract: Paraphrasing what Gregory Bateson says on evolution, we might say that: "Immunology has long been badly taught. In particular, students--and even professional immunologists--acquire theories of immunological activity without any deep understanding of what problems these theories attempt to solve."
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 30161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. nvaz@icb.ufmg.br
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D018448:Models, Immunological; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology