title: Why the immune system takes its chances with randomness.
authors.affiliation: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Melbourne, 3052 Victoria, Australia, and the Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hodgkin
authors.affiliation: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Melbourne, 3052 Victoria, Australia, and the Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.affiliation: Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.
authors.forename: Ken R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018448:Models, Immunological