New defense mechanism against viruses discovered

Friday, September 12, 2014 - 03:32 in Biology & Nature

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

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