We've known for a long time now how to "add a new entry to the database," as it were, of immune responses. It's called vaccination, and it's been one of the greatest success stories in the history of medicine.
And yet, allergies and autoimmune disorders, both caused by an immune system gone rogue, are still serious problems today. If it's so easy to add a new immune response, why don't we have any way of deleting one?
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