The immune system must distinguish self from non-self, but an imbalanced reaction in either direction can lead to immunopathology or severe infection. A new model incorporating host life history predicts which error will be more tolerated.
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Cobey, S. Sick if you do, sick if you don’t. Nat Ecol Evol 1, 1602–1603 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0342-0
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