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The article doesn't contest that view but instead considers how germs are an orthogonal dimension and that we are starting to understand better that the host and all of its cells, not just some ill defined subset called immune cells, are responsible for host health and that when functioning properly can coexist with germs without letting them cause disease.

I wonder whether this perspective aligns well with research into bat viral reservoirs as they exemplify this model.