'Big picture' of how interferon-induced genes launch antiviral defenses revealed
Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
A team of researchers, led by scientists from Rockefeller University, for the first time has carried out a comprehensive, systematic evaluation of the antiviral activity of factors induced by interferon. The findings, published online today in the journal Nature, are a first step toward unraveling how these naturally occurring molecules work to inhibit viruses.