Divide And Conquer: Novel Trick Helps Rare Pathogen Infect Healthy People
Sunday, October 19, 2014 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
New research into a rare pathogen has shown how a unique evolutionary trait allows it to infect even the healthiest of hosts through a smart solution to the body's immune response against it. Scientists at the University of Birmingham have explained how a particular strain of a fungus, Cryptococcus gattii, responds to the human immune response and triggers a 'division of labour' in its invading cells, which can lead to life-threatening infections. read more