How cells distinguish between disease-causing and innocuous invaders

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

The specific mechanisms by which humans and other animals are able to discriminate between disease-causing microbes and innocuous ones in order to rapidly respond to infections have long been a mystery to scientists. But a study conducted on roundworms has uncovered some important clues to finally answering that question.

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