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The filoviruses Ebola and Marburg use several different and effective mechanisms to both evade and battle the immune system. This Review explores recent findings in the filovirus–host-defence ...

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In biomedical science, the immune system is described as a cellular defense network that identifies and neutralizes threats.

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Milo Taylor, a postbaccalaureate fellow at the NIH, is studying how immune cells recognize and fight infections. Her research ...