Primate proteins evolve to guard against pathogens, study finds

Proteins on the surface of cells act as sentries—and microbes hoping to invade will evolve tricks to evade these front-line defenses. But the host cell’s proteins don’t sit back helplessly. They, too, can evolve in ways that makes it harder for microbes to get through.


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Source: Phys.org