On observing and analyzing disease versus signals.
The immune system has co-evolved with microbes that cause acute infectious disease. Immune responses must be appropriate to allow survival of both the individual and the species. These responses involve complex interactions that often go unmeasured.
Zinkernagel
Rolf
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Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland. rolf.zinkernagel@usz.ch
D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology*