"To distinguish between self and nonself is a fundamental requirement of life. All systems of self/nonself discrimination also require mechanisms to maintain quality control. I propose that the strategies of quality control for the evolutionarily recent (and more sophisticated) systems for self/nonself discrimination, such as those employed in the adaptive immune system of higher vertebrates, may have evolved from ancient systems of self/nonself discrimination."
Thomas Boehm (*1956) ist Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts für Immunbiologie in Freiburg im Breisgau. Für seine Forschungen am Deutschen Krebsforschungszentrum in Heidelberg erhielt er 1997 den Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Preis der DFG.
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Date:
02/18/2008 17:00 - 02/18/2008 19:00
Event venue:
Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald
Martin-Luther-Straße 14
17489 Greifswald
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
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Scientists and scholars, Students
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regional
Subject areas:
Biology, Chemistry, Information technology, Medicine, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing
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Entry:
01/30/2008
Sender/author:
Stefan Klatt
Department:
Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event22540
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