Brian Lazzaro, Cornell University

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Professor Ithaca, New York bl89@cornell.edu Office: (607) 255-3254

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Defense against pathogenic infection is often personified as a never ending struggle by hosts to withstand continuous onslaught from malevolent microbes. While this characterization is rich in dramatic flair, it is weak in biology. In reality, both hosts and pathogens are complex organisms with v...

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Bio/Research

Defense against pathogenic infection is often personified as a never ending struggle by hosts to withstand continuous onslaught from malevolent microbes. While this characterization is rich in dramatic flair, it is weak in biology. In reality, both hosts and pathogens are complex organisms with varied and sometimes conflicting physiological and evolutionary needs. Infection and immunity are vital, but operate against a backdrop of complexity and constraint.

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