Cooperation among viral variants helps hepatitis C survive immune system attacks
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Warring armies use a variety of tactics, including use of a decoy force that occupies the defenders while an unseen force launches a separate attack that the defenders fail to notice. A new study suggests that the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) may employ similar tactics to distract the body's natural defenses.