This post is a re-publication of the following article from the online journal The Conversation:
What is the ACE2 receptor, how is it connected to coronavirus and why might it be key to treating COVID-19?…
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The central dogma of molecular biology says that the DNA code is transcribed to messenger RNA, or mRNA, which, in turn, is translated to proteins.…
The adaptive immune system has a memory component that allows for a rapid and large response upon reinvasion of the same pathogen.…
Part 13: The adaptive immune system (cont) Read More »
The adaptive, or acquired, immune response takes days or even weeks to become established – much longer than the innate response; however, adaptive immunity is more specific to an invading pathogen.…
Part 12: The adaptive immune system Read More »
If pathogens manage to breach the barriers protecting the body, one of the first active responses of the innate immune system kicks in.…
Part 11: The innate immune system (cont) Read More »
The vertebrate, including human, immune system is a complex multilayered system for defending against external and internal threats to the integrity of the body.…
Part 10: The immune system Read More »
No one knows exactly when viruses emerged or from where they came, since viruses do not leave historical footprints such as fossils.…
Part 9: Viruses and the diseases they cause Read More »
As the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel becomes clearer and larger, we all feel a sense of relief every day, as if the weight on our collective shoulders is shrinking a little.…
The Covid-19 conspiracy theories and how I came to write about biology and genetics Read More »