In this commentary, Brian P. Lazzaro and David S. Schneider examine the topic of the Genetics of Immunity as explored in this month's issues of GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. These inaugural articles are part of a joint Genetics of Immunity collection (ongoing) in the GSA journals.
Keywords: complex genetics; complex immunity; infection; innate immunity; resistance; tolerance.
Copyright © 2014 Lazzaro and Schneider.