Monthly Archives: May 2018

Lab mouse, country mouse: what happens when you move mice from the lab into the field

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We often use experiments in controlled laboratory infections to understand how parasites impact hosts. Laboratory studies have been crucial in identifying molecular details of infection and immunity. However, we know that individuals vary in their susceptibility to infection. This variation has important impacts on how a disease spreads through a population and affects the efficacy… Read more »

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