NIAID scientists propose new explanation for flu virus antigenic drift

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Influenza viruses evade infection-fighting antibodies by constantly changing the shape of their major surface protein. Now, researchers from NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have proposed a new explanation for the evolutionary forces that drive antigenic drift.

source : www.eurekalert.org

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