Immune Responses to Tuberculosis Mapped across 3 Species (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Immune Responses to Tuberculosis Mapped across 3 Species

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A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis lays out a genetic road map of immune responses to tuberculosis (TB) infection across three species. Pictured is a TB-infected human lung. TB is shown in green, and immune cells surrounding the TB bacteria are shown in red and white.

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Khader Lab

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