Primate innate immune responses to bacterial and viral pathogens reveals an evolutionary trade-off between strength and specificity
M. B. F. Hawash, J. Sanz-Remon, J.-C. Grenier, J. Kohn, V. Yotova, Z. Johnson, R. E. Lanford, J. F. Brinkworth, L. B. Barreiro
This study compares immune responses in apes and African and Asian monkeys to bacterial and viral pathogens, finding apes have stronger but less specific early immune responses.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2020Evolutionary Biology