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active groups near each other participate, as happens in the
immune system for receptor-epitope interactions.
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Darwinian Evolution: The hypothesis of natural evolution put
forward by Charles Darwin in the mid 19th century, based on the
observation of continuous generation of diversity and selection
for fi tness in the environment, resulting in the evolution of
animal species. Immunology confi rms the Darwinian principles
in all phenomena of somatic evolution.
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Cell cooperation: Any functional interaction between individual
cells of different lines in an organism, typical within the immune
system. The label has been fi rst used to describe the Th–B
interaction allowing the completion of the humoral response. ...