Cedric Feschotte, Ph.D, and Ed Choung, Ph.D, University of Utah Health Sciences (AUDIO)

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University of Utah geneticists Cedric Feschotte, Ph.D., and Ed Chuong,Ph.D., explain their collaborative work with Nels Elde, Ph.D., revealing that viral DNA embedded within our own genome functions in our body to help regulate the innate immune system, protecting us against infections by invasive pathogens, including viruses.

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