Real and artificial immune systems: computing the state of the body |
| |
Authors: | Cohen Irun R |
| |
Affiliation: | Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Irun.cohen@weizmann.ac.il |
| |
Abstract: | Here I present the idea that the immune system uses a computational strategy to carry out its many functions in protecting and maintaining the body. Along the way, I define the concepts of computation, Turing machines and system states. I attempt to show that reframing our view of the immune system in computational terms is worth our while. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录! |
|