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Erica Moser

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    Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory
    Rendering of T cells.

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    Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory

    Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have found that YY1 knockout pro-B cells can generate T lineage cells helping B cells produce antibodies.
    Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen
    Microscopic view of toxoplasma gondii cells.

    Image: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

    Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen

    Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the nervous system.

    3 min. read