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Mice cause fungus to kill itself to ward off infections
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Sunday, 10 September, 2017
An international team of researchers has found that mice are able to ward off fungal lung infections because their immune systems cause fungal spores to die. Researchers also found a fungal gene preventing cell death, which led to more infections when triggered to be more active. The findings might offer a treatment for people with compromised immune systems, said researchers.
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