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The immune system and pathogen co-evolution

Posted on:2011-01-04Degree:Ph.DType:Thesis
University:Rice UniversityCandidate:Hejazi, (Seyed) PooyaFull Text:PDF
GTID:2448390002461468Subject:Engineering
Abstract/Summary:
A thesis presented on the co-evolution of the immune system and pathogens. The generalized NK (GNK) model is used to describe the fitness landscape upon which the evolution proceeds. Evolution from the scale of viruses to organisms is considered.
Keywords/Search Tags:Immune system
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