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Lucas Mathieu

University of St Andrews

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Beneficial microbes may have favoured the evolution of adaptive immunity

Lucas Mathieu, Thomas Pradeu, Richard A. R. Watson, Kevin N. Laland

This study uses simulations to show that beneficial microbes, rather than parasites, drive the evolution and maintenance of adaptive immunity by reducing selection pressure on innate immunity.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology