Abstract
The attention of most immunologists is held by the elaborate nonspecific and antigen-specific mechanisms of reactive immunity. There is, however, a more fundamental level of immunity to infection that is shared by all forms of life: constitutional resistance to infection. In this article, the nature and importance of constitutional immunity is illustrated using examples from population, cell and molecular biology.
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