A Viral Cloaking Device: Biologists show how Human Cytomegalovirus hides from the immune system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses achieve their definition of success when they can thrive without killing their host. Now, biologists Pamela Bjorkman and Zhiru Yang of the California Institute of Technology have uncovered how one such virus, prevalent in humans, evolved over time to hide from the immune system.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news135603748.html">A Viral Cloaking Device: Biologists show how Human Cytomegalovirus hides from the immune system </a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses achieve their definition of success when they can thrive without killing their host. Now, biologists Pamela Bjorkman and Zhiru Yang of the California Institute of Technology have uncovered how one such virus, prevalent in humans, evolved over time to hide from the immune system.</p>