Immune genes adapt to parasites
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 09:28
in Biology & Nature
Thank parasites for making some of our immune proteins into the inflammatory defenders they are today, according to a population genetics study that will appear in the 8 June issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine (online 25 May). The study, conducted by a team of researchers in Italy, also suggests that you might blame parasites for sculpting some of those genes into risk factors for intestinal disorders...