The intestinal epithelium undergoes continuous cellular turnover that is dynamically regulated by factors like bacterial infection and injury. How does viral infection impact intestinal homeostasis? Despite the prevalence of viral infections, relatively little is known! 3/11

We saw that the organization of the intestinal epithelium was disrupted in Drosophila A virus-infected flies. The guts of these flies also resembled those of aged flies - consistently high levels of intestinal stem cell proliferation and accumulation of Escargot + cells. 4/11