Exaggeration and cooption of innate immunity for social defense
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1900917116
Abstract: Significance Conventionally, immunology has focused on molecular and cellular mechanisms against pathogens and parasites to ensure survival of individuals. Recently, the notion of social immunity has emerged, which highlights the mechanisms in social animals to… read more here.
Keywords: molecular cellular; immunity; defense; body fluid ... See more keywords
(Auto)immunity, Social Theory, and the ‘Political’
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DOI: 10.1080/13534645.2016.1261665
Abstract: There’s a lot of interest recently in what Roberto Esposito calls the possibility of thinking an ‘affirmative’ biopolitics that runs counter to the dominant trend in biopolitical thought thus far (... read more here.
Keywords: auto immunity; theory political; social theory; immunity social ... See more keywords