New defense mechanism against viruses discovered

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have discovered that a known quality control mechanism in human, animal and plant cells is active against viruses. They think it might represent one of the oldest defense mechanisms against viruses in evolutionary history.

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