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Disappearing Act: Novel Population of Transient Macrophages Repair Lungs After Illness

Initially mistaken for neutrophils, a population of atypical macrophages appears in the lungs after severe viral infection, orchestrates tissue repair, and then vanishes.

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Unlocking the Human Microbiome Mysteries: From Cancer to COVID-19

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Can Animals Get Covid and Should They Be Vaccinated?

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Vaccines and Beyond: Strategies and Technologies for mRNA Therapeutics

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What Does a Positive Covid Test Look Like?

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 7 min read

Beyond Cytotoxicity: The Importance of T Cell Memory<br ><br>

Beyond Cytotoxicity: The Importance of T Cell Memory

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Abruptly Altered the Infant Microbiome

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qPCR: Driving Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease

Nathan Ni, PhD | | 3 min read

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Nobel Prize for mRNA Vaccines

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<em >The Scientist</em>’s Journal Club: Infectious Diseases

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Glow-in-the-dark Diagnostics

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Iris Kulbatski, PhD | | 3 min read

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Vaccines: Sex Matters

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New Technology Improves SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine-Induced Immune Responses

Elina Kadriu | | 3 min read

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Connecting the Dots That Link Diabetes and Infection Severity

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Stress Increases Biological Age, But Recovery Can Revert It

Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | | 2 min read

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COVID-19 Infections May Reshape Genetic Landscape

Holly Barker, PhD | | 3 min read

Improve qPCR Efficiency and Reproducibility

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Artificial intelligence and phylogenetics helped scientists revise the evolutionary timeline of bacteria.

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Combining multiple vaccines may trigger stronger immune responses in fewer shots, potentially improving the efficacy of immunization programs.

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The Future of CRISPR

An expert panel will discuss the latest research on CRISPR and how to use it in biotechnology and disease research.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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