Like a butterfly, immune protein 'flutters' in search of viruses

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 16:03 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have identified an important step in the process that allows our bodies to fight viruses. Their work also explains how mutations that derail this process cause autoimmune disorders. This research, published Thursday in Molecular Cell, provides the framework to develop new treatments for viral infections.

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