Signal detection theory illuminates the evolution of immunological systems

It has long been recognized (at least in evolutionarily informed circles) that the immune system faces a dire tradeoff: too little or too specific a immune response and pathogens triumph, too much or too nonspecific and the system attacks host tissues.  A new paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution analyzes the problem systematically using tools […]

from The Evolution and Medicine Review http://ift.tt/2iPcIES