Galectins direct immunity against bacteria that employ camouflage

Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 12:00 in Biology & Nature

Our bodies produce a family of proteins that recognize and kill bacteria whose carbohydrate coatings resemble those of our own cells too closely, scientists have discovered.

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