Another Role for Neurons (VIDEO)

Harvard Medical School

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New research by scientists at Harvard Medical School has found that nerves in the guts of mice do not merely sense the presence of Salmonella but actively protect against infection by this dangerous bacterium by deploying two lines of defense.

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R Groleau, Harvard Medical School

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