RNAi is an antiviral immune response against a dsRNA virus in Drosophila melanogaster

Summary Drosophila melanogaster has a robust and efficient innate immune system, which reacts to infections ranging from bacteria to fungi and, as discovered recently, viruses as well. The known Drosophila immune responses rely on humoral and cellular activities, similar to those found in the innate...

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