Dr. Gabrielle Belz, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (image)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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Dr. Gabrielle Belz's team from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has discovered how a key viral gene helps viruses evade early detection by the immune system. Their finding is providing new insights into how viruses are able to establish chronic infections, leading scientists to reevaluate their approaches to viral vaccine development.

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Czesia Markiewicz, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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