Fats fighting back against bacteria
Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defence system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defence system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2020
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Veterinary medicine
Sep 9, 2020
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Bio & Medicine
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Molecular & Computational biology
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Bio & Medicine
Aug 4, 2020
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Bio & Medicine
Jul 29, 2020
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Bio & Medicine
Jun 11, 2020
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Cell & Microbiology
Mar 3, 2020
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a very high prevalence of Bartonella bacteria in tumors and tissues—but not blood samples—taken from dogs with hemangiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels. ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2020
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Cell & Microbiology
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