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| Author | Daniel M. Davis |
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| Subject | Immunology |
| Genre | Popularisation of science |
| Publisher | Allen Lane/Penguin |
Publication date | 2013 |
The Compatibility Gene is a 2013 book about the discovery of the mechanism of compatibility in the human immune system by the English professor of immunology, Daniel M. Davis. It describes the history of immunology with the discovery of the principle of graft rejection by Peter Medawar in the 1950s, and the way the body distinguishes self from not-self via natural killer cells. The compatibility mechanism contributes also to the success of pregnancy by helping the placenta to form, and may play a role in mate selection.