Perfect use of imperfection

被引:22
作者
Schild, H [1 ]
Rammensee, HG [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Cell Biol, Dept Immunol, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
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10.1038/35008165
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
When making proteins, cells opt for high speed at the cost of large amounts of waste. But the waste-recycling process has a happy side effect — it gives the immune system a head start in its battle against viral invaders.
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