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New Evidence Shows COVID-19 Was in US Weeks Before Thought
Some of the blood specimens collected in the United States for the NIH’s All of Us research program starting on January 2, 2020, have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
New Evidence Shows COVID-19 Was in US Weeks Before Thought
New Evidence Shows COVID-19 Was in US Weeks Before Thought

Some of the blood specimens collected in the United States for the NIH’s All of Us research program starting on January 2, 2020, have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

Some of the blood specimens collected in the United States for the NIH’s All of Us research program starting on January 2, 2020, have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

immunology, genetics & genomics, microbiology

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Lisa Winter | Nov 5, 2020 | 2 min read
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Alterations in Immune Genes Make Bats Great Viral Hosts
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Bat species use different strategies to dampen immune activation in response to viruses.
Engineered Microbe in Bees’ Guts Fends off Deadly Varroa Mite
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The genetically modified bacteria spark an RNAi response in the parasite that leads to self-destruction—and perhaps a path to combatting colony collapse disorder.
Human lung cancer cells
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Kerry Grens | Jul 19, 2018 | 2 min read
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Mining Bacterial Small Molecules
L. Caetano M. Antunes, Julian E. Davies and B. Brett Finlay | Jan 1, 2011 | 10 min read
As much as rainforests or deep-sea vents, the human gut holds rich stores of microbial chemicals that should be mined for their pharmacological potential.
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