Interferon Needed for Cells to 'Remember' How to Defeat a Virus
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 00:21
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in "teaching" the immune system how to fight off repeated infections of the same virus.
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