C Elegans Aballay Duke (IMAGE)

Duke University

C Elegans Aballay Duke

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Duke researchers have uncovered the genes that are normally activated during recovery from bacterial infection in the C. elegans worm. The finding could be key to new antibiotics and countering auto-immune disorders.

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Duke University, Alejandro Aballay

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