Infecting a Fly (IMAGE)

Washington State University

Infecting a Fly

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Washington State University researchers injected fruit flies with the bacteria Listeria and documented how a protein similar to one in humans triggered an immune response. The discovery gives science a model organism with which to explore ways to boost the human immune system and create infection-fighting medicines.

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