Limits of the Self: Immunology and Biological Identity

by Thomas Pradeu

Book Overview

What counts as an individual in the living world? What does it mean for a living thing to remain the same through time, while constantly changing? These questions are the province of immunology, one of the most dynamic fields in biology. Immunology answers these questions with its theory of "self" and "nonself" which has dominated the field since the 1940s. Thomas Pradeu argues that this theory is inadequate, because immune responses to self constituents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190869577
• ISBN13: 9780190869571
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"