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Life, Death and the Immune System

By defining and defending the self, the immune system makes life possible; malfunction causes illness and death. Study of the system provides a unifying view of biology

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 269 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Life, Death and the Immune System” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 269 No. 3 (), p. 52
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0993-52