Immune explore the observation that bat cells display dampened STING-dependent interferon activation, suggesting why bats might have a unique capacity to harbor many viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, Cynthia Leifer, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• Dampened STING in bats (Cell Host Micr)
• Lessons from bat defenses (Nature)
• Bat immune systems (Front Immune)
• Bats protected from genotoxic compounds (Nat Comm)
• Letters read on Immune 46
• Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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