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News Release 12-021
Why Bad Immunity Genes Survive
Study implicates "arms race" between genes and germs
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Friend mouse leukemia virus (yellow) budding from infected T-lymphocyte (blue).
Credit: Elizabeth Fischer and Kim Hasenkrug, NIH
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Scientists conducted experiments that allowed a disease virus to evolve rapidly in mice.
Credit: Wayne Potts, University of Utah
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Many people carry MHCs that make them susceptible to pathogens like the AIDS virus.
Credit: NIH
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MHCs may also make people susceptible to hepatitis C.
Credit: NIH
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The hepatitis B virus has been linked to liver cancer in those with chronic infections.
Credit: CDC/Erskine Palmer
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Colorized electron micrograph of red blood cell infected with malaria parasites (blue).
Credit: NIH
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