@article{775570, author = {Tauber, Alfred I.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/775570}, title = {Immunity : the evolution of an idea /}, abstract = {"Immunity mediates both defensive and cooperative relations with the environment. Therefore, the traditional focus on host defense misconstrues the full spectrum of immune activities. An alternate model based on immune balance highlights the information processing of immune perception that precedes discriminatory decisions -- to reject, assimilate, or ignore the identified object"--}, recid = {775570}, pages = {1 online resource (xx, 303 pages)}, }