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Bug vs. bug: How do mosquitoes survive deadly viruses unscathed?

Scientific American - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 6:19pm EST

pWhy can mosquitoes carry deadly viruses without succumbing to them and live on to give humans West Nile, dengue fever, and a host of other fatal illnesses. According to new research, the insects primitive immune systems recognize that the viruses are dangerous and slice the microbes genetic material into harmless pieces. a href=http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=bug-vs-bug-how-do-mosquitoes-surviv-2008-12-01[More]/a

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