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Contact: Cliff Despres
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Caption: Dr. Lora Hooper (right), assistant professor of immunology, led a team that included Cecilia Whitham, research assistant (left), and Cassie Behrendt, research associate, in identifying a protein that's made in the intestinal lining and targets microbial invaders. Their findings offer novel insights into how the intestine fends off pathogens and maintains friendly relations with symbiotic microbes.
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center
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