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An interdisciplinary team of scientists has successfully decoded ancient DNA extracted from the animal skins on which the Dead Sea Scrolls were written.

A new study identified the protein APRIL as a cause for antibody deficiency in humans and as a key regulator of plasmacyte maintenance and lifelong immunoglobulin production.

Researchers have suggested that mesothelial cells around the spleen provide a regular dose of healthy, anti-inflammatory signals to the organ.

Scientists at the CNAG-CRG and CRG have developed TADdyn, a tool that can generate movies of how genomes change over time.

Findings from a new study show that extracellular vesicles promote malaria parasite adhesion to spleen cells.

Scientists have characterized the specific ways in which SARS-CoV-2 infects the nasal cavity to a great degree and how it infects and replicates progressively less well in cells lower down the respiratory tract, including the lungs.

A team of researchers has conducted a clinical trial to evaluate different combinations of remote pre- and post-test genetic counseling.

Researchers have sequenced 55 genomes from across northern China dating between 7,500 and 1,700 years ago, covering the Yellow River, West Liao River and Amur River regions. Their results add to discussions concerning the relationship between genetic contacts and subsistence change while providing the first comprehensive genetic overview of northern China.

The most common organism in the oceans, and possibly on the entire planet, is a family of single-celled marine bacteria called SAR11. We now know that this group of organisms thrives despite — or perhaps because of — the ability to host viruses in their DNA.

Researchers have suggested that the inhibition of two key proteases on the surface of host cells could prevent SARS-CoV-2 from being able to invade.