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Shipworms Have No Problem with Bacteria Getting in Their Cells. Studying Them Might Help Explain Why Humans Do.
Caenorhabditis elegans, a transparent, microscopic worm, has evolved a way to take advantage of protection provided by nearby bacteria. This response could provide clues as to how humans coordinate our own cellular defense systems.
August 10, 2020
Whooping Cough is Back. Here’s the Global Collaboration to Fight It.
Nearly 50 scientists collaborated with Physics Professor Sam Scarpino to develop a compendium on pertussis and dispute the reasoning for its resurgence worldwide.
February 21, 2019