Holes in T Cells: Previously Unknown Function of Immune Cells Revealed
Researchers just discovered that certain T cells can secrete cytokines that are normally part of the innate immune system. They have now revealed several previously…
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New COVID Subvariant Resistant to All Therapeutic Antibodies
The findings indicate that new antibody therapies must be developed. Are the currently approved antibody therapies used to treat patients who have a higher risk…
New Class of Unusual Reactive Substances Detected in Atmospheric Chemistry
An international team of researchers has now succeeded in detecting hydrotrioxides (ROOOH) under atmospheric conditions for the first time. Until now, the existence of these…
Previous Research Said Mothers of Twins Are More Fertile – Turns Out They Are Just Lucky
Is it true that women who have twins are more fertile? While prior research concluded they are, a rigorous analysis of more than 100,000 births…
Babbling Baby Bats Sound Strikingly Similar to Human Infants
More than anything else, language defines human nature. Speech, the vocal output of language, requires precise control over our vocal articulators, including tongue, lips and…
Experiments Show Cryptic Sixth Sense of Orientation of Bats Lies in the Eye
Mammals see with their eyes, hear with their ears and smell with their nose. But which sense or organ allows them to orient themselves on…
Race for Survival: Retroviruses Are Re-writing the Koala Genome and Causing Cancer
The koala retrovirus (KoRV) is a virus that, like other retroviruses such as HIV, inserts itself into the DNA of an infected cell. At some…
A Microscope for Everyone: Open-Source Optical Toolbox Delivers High-Resolution Images for Tiny Fraction of the Price
The open-source system from the 3D printer delivers high-resolution images like commercial microscopes at hundreds of times the price. Modern microscopes used for biological imaging…
New Findings Call Into Question Current Understanding of Earth’s Sulfur Cycle
Laboratory results from Leipzig question current knowledge on the degradation of dimethyl sulfide within the sulfur cycle. An international research team was able to experimentally…
