IU role in Human Microbiome Project exposes battle history between bacteria, viruses in human body

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IU role in Human Microbiome Project exposes battle history between bacteria, viruses in human body

Informatics, biology team demonstrates role of foreign DNA strands in life-supporting bacteria

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 13, 2012

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An Indiana University team of researchers has conducted the most in-depth and diverse genetic analysis of the defense systems that trillions of micro-organisms in the human body use to fend off viruses. The work is among a collection of 16 research papers released today by the Human Microbiome Project Consortium, a National Institutes of Health-led effort to map the normal microbial make-up of healthy humans...