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10/21/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Groundbreaking study discovers how the human body mounts a bewildering defense against invading pathogens

A radical discovery has provided new insight into the function of the immune system. Led by researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, a team of scientists has identified a ring-shaped protein cluster utilized by the immune system. Called the “NAIP5-NLRC4 inflammasome”, this ring of proteins has been observed neutralizing […]

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