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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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
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Immune 46: Bats don't STING like a bee

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