SFI Working Paper Abstract
1998
| Title: | Some Design Principles for Immune System Recognition |
| Author(s): | Alan S. Perelson and Frederik W. Wiegel |
| Files: | [gzipped postscript] [postscript] |
| Paper #: | 98-12-116 |
| Abstract: | The immune system is a complex system that learns, remembers what it has learned, and acts to protect us from a variety of pathogens. Here we address the question of how the immune system is able to recognize and learn about pathogens that can rapidly evolve and hence potentially change so as to avoid immune recognition. |