CEMIR researcher Marie Hjelmseth Aune looks at macrophages ( blue ). The screen image shows a macrophage engulfing a bacterium (red). Photo: Geir Mogen, NTNU
Some bacteria and viruses take advantage of the way our immune system works to infect us. Researchers at Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR) are uncovering the mechanisms by which this trickery takes place.
Read more on GEMINI.no: Uncovering the secrets of immune system invaders, written by Nancy Bazilchuk.