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innate immunity

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Noun1.innate immunity - immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
natural immunity
immunity, resistance - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
racial immunity - natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race


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Modulation of innate immunity to protect against biological weapon threats.
Biodefense shield and avian influenza by Liu, Ge / Emerging Infectious Diseases
For instance, the discovery of the importance of the toll-like receptors in innate immunity in mammals occurred as a direct result of the observation that a defective receptor in flies caused them to be much more susceptible to Aspergillus fumigatus (Lemaitre et al.
Environmental genomics: an opportunity for the NIEHS by Schwartz, David A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
The wide distribution of components of innate immunity throughout the living realm suggests that they originated early in evolution, Durner says.
Green red-alert: plant fights invaders with animal-like trick by Milius, Susan / Science News
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