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...response to invaders. To this end, scientists at the Texas Medical Center have enlisted the aid of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). More than 95% of the population is infected with EBV, a usually benign microbe that sequesters itself in the immune system's B cells. Like any other cellbound virus, EBV doesn't remain dormant for long, dividing furiously and emerging in runaway viral mobs. But unlike most other viruses, EBV is quickly eliminated by the vigilant immune system's killer T cells...
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