Sexually-transmitted diseases: Do multiple partners mean more immunity?
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
It has been assumed that the increased transmission of sexually-transmitted diseases in the case of mating promiscuity is influential in shaping the immune system of mammals. Results of a new study demonstrate that this simple idea does not apply to rodents, and that living circumstances and the environment can be a key factor in determining variation in immune investment among mammals.