Molecules help the immune system to detect cells infected with West Nile virus
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 12:42
in Health & Medicine
New research reveals a model of host-pathogen interaction that explains how the immune system finds and destroys cells infected with a potentially lethal brain virus. The study, published online on February 5th in Immunity, a Cell Press publication, may lead to new treatments for West Nile virus (WNV) and other similar viral infections.
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