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Exposure to ancient parasites may be linked to humans’ response to coronavirus – News-Medical.Net
Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others? The answer has eluded scientists for centuries and, in the age of COVID-19, has come to represent one…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 16 2020
Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others?
The answer has eluded scientists for centuries and, in the age of COVID-19, has come to represent one of the holy grails of biomedical research.
Ed Chuong, an assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at CU Boulder, proposes an intriguing answer: Exposure to ancient parasites by our ancestors forever altered our genome, shaping the varied responses of our immune …
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