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Jun 27, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 27, 2022— Of all the fungi that live in the human body, the most infamous is probably the yeast Candida. This distant cousin of baker’s yeast is notorious for causing various types of thrush that can be a major nuisance, but it can also lead to an invasive infection that may, on occasion, prove fatal. In a study published today in Nature Immunology, a Weizmann Institute of Science research team headed by Prof. Jakub Abramson uncovered a previously unknown defense mechanism employed by the immune system in fighting Candida infections.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/viruses-gain-the-upper-hand/
Dec 14, 2022...
We’re used to thinking of the immune system as a separate entity, almost a distinct organ, but the truth is much more complicated.
Breakthroughs in recent years – some resulting from research performed in Prof. Rotem Sorek’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Molecular Genetics Department – have shown that individual bacterial cells possess their own autonomous, innate immune system that can identify, locate, and deal with intruders.
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