When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

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A new study reveals how gut bacteria may initiate ulcerative colitis by weakening immune defenses before inflammation occurs.

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