CMV Presents a Decoy (IMAGE)

Monash University

CMV Presents a Decoy

Caption

The CMV virus has evolved to encode proteins to trick the immune system into thinking the infected cell is healthy. Artists representation of this decoy.

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Illustration: Vanette Tran

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