Can scientists take the STING out of common respiratory viruses?

(University of North Carolina Health Care) University of North Carolina School of Medicine scientists have made a curious discovery about a well-known human protein that helps the immune system fight viral infections. The lab of Stan Lemon MD, and colleagues found that one class of viruses actually requires this protein to infect cells and replicate.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news