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Bug vs. bug: How do mosquitoes survive deadly viruses unscathed?
Published December 1, 2008, 4:12 pm, Scientific American
Why can mosquitoes carry deadly viruses without succumbing to them and live on to give humans West Nile, dengue fever, and a host of other fatal illnesses. According to new research, the insects' primitive immune systems recognize that the viruses are dangerous and slice the microbes' genetic material into harmless pieces. [More]
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