The complete genome uncovered more than 100 new genes that are probably functional, and many new variants that may be linked to diseases.
⬆️ I never get tired of these "we've finally finished the human genome" stories!
Viral load is roughly 1,000 times higher in people infected with the Delta variant than those infected with the original coronavirus strain, according to a study in China.
It all started when Dr. Stewart Adams took too many vodka shots the night before speaking at a Moscow conference.
People with weak immune systems don’t always mount strong defenses against the coronavirus, even after being fully vaccinated. A third COVID-19 vaccine dose might help protect some immunocompromised people, evidence suggests. But for now, there’s not enough data to say how much such a shot might help, experts with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said July 22. As a result, the agency isn’t yet recommending a third dose and says that vaccinated people in this group should keep wearing masks.
Microglia do not only remove damaged materials following a seizure, they also appear to heal damaged neurons.
When faced with bacterial invaders, some human cells dispense a surprising substance: soap. These cells, which aren’t part of the immune system, unleash a detergent-like protein that dissolves chunks of the inner membranes of bacteria, killing the infiltrators, researchers report in the July 16 Science. The “professional” players of the immune system, like antibodies or white blood cells, get lots of attention, but “all cells are endowed with some ability to combat infection,” says immunologist John MacMicking, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Yale University. In humans, these run-of-the-mill cellular defenses have often been overlooked, MacMicking says, even though they are part of “an ancient and primordial defense system” and could inform the development of new treatments for infections.
Starting a family at a key career stage comes at a cost to birthing parents — and many end up leaving the profession as a result.
ennifer Freyd sued the University of Oregon in 2017, alleging that she had been paid less than her male colleagues in the psychology department. Last week the two parties announced an agreement under which Oregon will pay the now-retired psychology professor $350,000 in damages, thereby avoiding a jury trial. In addition, the university will donate $100,000 to the Center for Institutional Courage, an organization Freyd founded last year that’s dedicated to “rigorous scientific research, wide-reaching education, and data-driven action.”
As Freyd sees it, institutions tend to be frightened by internal criticism and resistant to change.
That sounds impressive enough, but what exactly — you might ask — is institutional courage? Freyd gets that question a lot. In fact, when she was naming the center, a colleague suggested ditching “courage” in favor of “integrity,” but that didn’t fully capture her idea. As Freyd sees it, institutions, whether they’re colleges or law firms or film studios, tend to be frightened by internal criticism and resistant to change. They’re often cowardly, in other words. “Somehow these systems, without individuals necessarily realizing it, develop these ways to preserve the status quo,” she says. “And I know this has something to do with power because, when you’re trying to change the system, you’re asking for some shift in power.”
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