Lock And Key
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The Importance of the Lock and Key Analogies
The lock and key analogy is really useful for a lot of different processes in the human body, especially the immune system. You have these immune cells that are basically patrolling your body. So they're sloshing around and they're looking for pathogens. And I mean, looking for is anthropomorphizing the cells. They're not actually looking for anything. But the way they behave is almost indistinguishable from intent.
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