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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

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U. of I. biochemistry professor Satish Nair, left, postdoctoral researcher Shi-Hui Dong and their colleagues discovered a mechanism by which bacteria signal one another to become more virulent. The researchers hope to manipulate this pathway to treat disease.

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