Evolution Of Genes That Trigger The Body's Immune Response To Viral Infection

Friday, October 24, 2008 - 07:29 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have traced the evolutionary origin of two genes that serve as primary cellular sensors of infection with RNA viruses, such as influenza, polio virus, West Nile virus, and HIV, which may ultimately provide researchers with insight into a possible new pathway for the development of innate immunity.

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