Molecule that recognizes viruses, tumors also boosts learning and memory

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 12:01 in Biology & Nature

A molecule that can sense viruses and tumors in the body has another, surprising function in the brain—to finely tune the excitability of interconnected networks of neurons, thus enabling the...

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