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SARS-CoV-2 Replication Targets Nasal Ciliated Cells Early in COVID-19 Infection
Scientists have recently uncovered the processes involved in the earliest stages of COVID-19 infection, determining that multiciliated cells in the nasal epithelium are the primary targets for SARS-CoV-2 replication.
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Modulator of Flu Lung Damage Pinpointed
Research pinpoints decay accelerating factor (DAF) as the molecular component responsible for modulating the lung damage that the flu can cause.
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A New Strategy for Natural Product Biosynthesis
Researchers have discovered a novel enzyme that is crucial for the production of tropone natural products by bacteria.
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Vital Microbial Nitrogen Fixation Can Happen on "Marine Snow"
Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life. Some bacteria found in marine waters can convert nitrogen gas to ammonia and thereby supply the marine food web with nitrogen.
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Developing Cancer Immunotherapies With Fewer Side Effects
Scientists have detailed the differences between a desired immune response, which aims to eliminate cancer, and an unwanted response, which can affect healthy tissue.
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Microbes From Cow's Stomach Could Help Solve Our Plastic Waste Problem
Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but microbial communities living inside the digestive system of animals are a promising but under-investigated source of novel enzymes that could do the trick. New findings present a sustainable option for reducing plastic waste and litter, co-opting the great metabolic diversity of microbes.
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mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Prime T Cells To Fight Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that T cells from people who have recovered from COVID-19 or received the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are still able to recognize several concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Sequencing-Based Test Could Facilitate Population-Wide SARS-CoV-2 Testing
In an article appearing in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team of scientists report real-world results on SwabSeq, a high-throughput testing platform that uses sequencing to test thousands of samples at a time to detect SARS-CoV-2.
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Fibromyalgia Likely a Response to Nerve-Sensitizing Antibodies
Research shows that many of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome are caused by antibodies that increase the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout the body.
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Microbiomes Vital for Plants Too
Not only animals and humans host a complex community of microorganisms – plants do this as well. Researchers have recently published work that sheds light on fundamental aspects of these close – and often overlooked – relationships.
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