Episode Description
Immune explore the observation that bat cells display dampened STING-dependent interferon activation, suggesting why bats might have a unique capacity to harbor many viruses.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, Cynthia Leifer, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- Dampened STING in bats (Cell Host Micr)
- Lessons from bat defenses (Nature)
- Bat immune systems (Front Immune)
- Bats protected from genotoxic compounds (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on Immune 46
- Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Music by Steve Neal.
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