Parasitic wasps use calcium pump to block fruit fly immunity




Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. Researchers say their findings have uncovered an important component of cellular immunity, one that parasites have learned to take advantage of.

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Lunes, 20 de Mayo 2013
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