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How the fly balances its ability to combat different pathogens.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2012
Chambers Moria C, Lightfield Karla L, Schneider David S
Abstract excerpt
Health is a multidimensional landscape. If we just consider the host, there are many outputs that interest us: evolutionary fitness determining parameters like fecundity, survival and pathogen clearance as well as medically important health parameters like sleep, energy stores and appetite. Hosts use a variety of effector pathways to fight infections and these effectors are brought to bear differentially. Each...
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