The Conservative Physiology of the Immune System. A Non-Metaphoric Approach to Immunological Activity
Historically, immunology emerged as a biomedical science, concerned with host defense and production of anti-infectious vaccines. In the late 50s, selective theories were proposed and from then on, immunology has been based in a close association with the neo-Darwinian principles, such as random gen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17402520600877216 |