Why Must the Adaptive Immune System Develop a Capacity to Discriminate

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Essay

Why must the adaptive immune system develop a capacity to discriminate between foreign antigens and host antigens?

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Capital Costs

Expenditures incurred to acquire, upgrade, or maintain physical assets such as buildings, machinery, or equipment, pivotal for long-term business operations.

Human Resource

The department in an organization concerned with the recruitment, management, and direction of people who work in it.

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