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The main function of the immune system is important for survival, although the molecular and sophisticated cellular defenses of the immune response can also be beaten by pathogens. When pathogen evasion and immune systems are being compared, pathogens have the advantage of more rapid evolution due to higher mutation rates, larger population sizes, and shorter generation times.
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