Severe COVID-19 Disease Potentially Linked to a Single Missing Sugar in Antibodies
Severe disease related to COVID-19 infection may be linked to the absence of a single sugar molecule on antibodies in patient sera samples.
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Immunology v. Ferrari: What the oldest endurance race in the world has in common with immunity
by Haim Moorefigures by Rebecca Senft
How familiar are you with your immune system? You might be aware of its role in protection from external threats, but what if I told you that it does a lot more behind the scenes? New research is shedding light on…
A Tale of Two Vaccines: Zika Vaccines Show Promise in Mice
Digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Virus particles are colored blue. By CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith Public Domain
In a little over a year since it was first reported in Brazil, Zika virus has gone from a little-known…