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Viral Protein Behind Chronic Inflammation in People with HIV: Study
Natalia Mesa, PhD
| Dec 12, 2022
| 3 min read
The HIV protein Nef can cause long-term genetic changes that lead to hyperreactive immune cells, according to research in human cells and mice.
How Pancreas Injuries Can Cause Cancer in Mice
Dan Robitzski
| Nov 9, 2021
| 4 min read
A key mutation turns healing cells into cancer promoters.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Epigenetics of Trained Innate Immunity
Ruth Williams
| Sep 25, 2014
| 3 min read
Documenting the epigenetic landscape of human innate immune cells reveals pathways essential for training macrophages.
Skin Bacteria May Trigger Lupus: Mouse Study
Natalia Mesa, PhD
| Oct 28, 2022
| 3 min read
Staphylococcus aureus
appears to be the culprit.
2024 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Sep 14, 2023
| 10 min read
This year’s Breakthrough Prizes honor advances in CAR T cancer therapies, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
COVID-19 Infections May Reshape Genetic Landscape
Holly Barker, PhD
| Mar 30, 2023
| 3 min read
SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers structural changes in the host cell’s DNA, which provide a molecular explanation for long COVID, a new study suggests.
Opinion: Communication Crisis in Research
David Rubenson
| Jan 30, 2013
| 4 min read
The problem threatens progress and stems from both a lack of attention to clear discourse and a scientific culture not focused on critical challenges.
The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.
Could COVID-19 Trigger Chronic Disease in Some People?
Katarina Zimmer
| Jul 17, 2020
| 8 min read
A handful of viruses have been associated with long-term, debilitating symptoms in a subset of those who become infected. Early signs hint that SARS-CoV-2 may do the same.
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