Healthy balance: model for studying cancer, immune diseases
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 03:33
in Health & Medicine
The protein STAT1 is involved in defending the body against pathogens and for inhibiting tumor development. If the levels of the protein are out of balance, disease may result. Researchers have developed a mouse whose STAT1 levels can be modified at will, enabling the study of the involvement of STAT1 in various processes.