Long before computers existed, the Inca people collected data and kept records using knotted strings known as quipu. That technology has inspired a new system for assessing gastrointestinal problems, ...
Human intestinal organoids implanted in mice might help scientists improve their understanding of food allergies, gut inflammation, and other intestinal pathologies. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can exert a strong influence on our bodies, in part by creating and ...
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The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing inflammation and infections. Among these molecules are lectins—proteins that ...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory disease, as its causative agent, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), will typically infect epithelial ...