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Self-harm caused by an insect's innate immunity.

Ben M Sadd1, Michael T Siva-Jothy

  • 1Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.

Proceedings. Biological Sciences
|September 9, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Insect innate immunity, while rapid, causes self-harm. Our study confirms this, showing measurable tissue damage in beetles following immune activation, highlighting costs of immune defense.

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