Design principles for the immune system and other distributed autonomous systems /
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[Book]
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editors, Lee A. Segel, Irun R. Cohen.
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New York :
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Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
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1 online resource (xviii, 408 pages) :
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illustrations
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Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity. Proceedings
GENERAL NOTES
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Based on a proceedings.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface; PART I: AN OVERVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY; PART II: CASE STUDIES IN IMMUNE COMPLEXITY: EXPERIMENTS; PART III: DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; PART IV: BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; PART V: SOCIAL INSECTS; PART VI: APPLICATIONS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Preface. Part I: An Overview of Immunology. Introduction to the Immune System. Part II: Case Studies in Immune Complexity: Experiments. Cytokines: A Common Signaling System for Cell Growth, Inflammation, Immunity, and Differentiation. Th1/Th2 Effector Choice in the Immune System: A Developmental Program Influenced by Cytokine Signals. Oral Tolerance. Part III: Design Principles for the Immune System. An Introduction to Immuno-Ecology and Immuno-Informatics. The Creation of Immune Specificity. Diversity in the Immune System. T Cells Obey the Tenets of Signal Detection Theory. Diffuse Feedback f.
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Design principles for the immune system and other distributed autonomous systems.