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Research shows immune cells shape lung tissue before birth
- echelon 3y agoThe immune system rivals the brain on the complexity scale. The number of genes, cell lineages, receptors, and signalling pathways is incredible. Nevermind the amazing capabilities of adaptive immunity and somatic recombination rearranging genes and doing hill climbing search at runtime. Or its involvement in cancer clearance and senescence. The failure modes are incredibly complex as well.