A key event in survival

Dave Barry and Richard McCulloch
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Dave Barry: Dave Barry and Richard McCulloch are at the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK. j.d.barry@bio.gla.ac.uk; rmc9z@udcf.gla.ac.uk
Richard McCulloch: Dave Barry and Richard McCulloch are at the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK. j.d.barry@bio.gla.ac.uk; rmc9z@udcf.gla.ac.uk

Nature, 2009, vol. 459, issue 7244, 172-173

Abstract: The parasitic microorganism Trypanosoma brucei evades recognition by its host's immune system by repeatedly changing its surface coat. The switch in coat follows a risky route, though: DNA break and repair.

Date: 2009
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