Subversive Maneuvers (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Harvard Medical School

Subversive Maneuvers (1 of 2)

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Scientists have uncovered how the germ behind flesh-eating disease hijacks neurons to avoid immune destruction and ensure its own survival.

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Erica Alana Alexandre for Chiu Lab, Harvard Medical School

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