What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Why white blood cells do not mount an attack on the body's own cells.

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The immune cells use molecules to recognize self and foreign cells.

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