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A suspenseful game of 'hide and seek' between virus and host

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As part of the most important contributions to the understanding of viral immunity, Michael Oldstone recounts his pioneering work on lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.

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Supported by USPHS (AI009484, AI045927 and AI055540). This is publication number 18587 from The Scripps Research Institute.

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  1. Michael B.A. Oldstone is in the Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences Department and Department of Infectology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. mbaobo@scripps.edu,

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