April 7, 2022
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04/21/2022
Review
In this Review, Parks and colleagues examine what is known so far about fatty acid–and retinol-binding proteins (FARs), which belong to a unique family of excreted/secreted proteins (ESPs) found exclusively in nematodes.
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Current IssueApril 2022
03/29/2022
Pearls
In this Pearls article, Teo and colleagues discuss the use and limitations of two-dimensional and animal models in COVID-19 research, and review the use of lung organoids in advancing our knowledge on COVID-19 pathogenesis.
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04/14/2022
Pearls
In this Pearls article, Sultan, Theofilou, and colleagues review prior research directly or indirectly linking Candida and oral cancer. They additionally describe the main proposed mechanisms by which this yeast species may induce cancer and highlight the need for further future mechanistic studies.
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03/25/2022
Research Article
Ganti and colleagues evaluate viral spread in golden Syrian hamsters to define the impact of temporal and environmental conditions on the efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through the air. Their data show that exposure periods as brief as one hour are sufficient to support robust transmission.
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04/05/2022
Research Article
Cohen and colleagues compare the global gene expression and intracellular phenotypes, during human epithelial cell infection of S. Paratyphi A and S. Typhimurium, as prototypical serovars of typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella, respectively.
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03/24/2022
Research Article
Rosas Mejia and colleagues demonstrate that Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection conditions the lung environment in a manner that is not conducive to SARS-CoV-2 survival.
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03/28/2022
Research Article
From Richard C. Lavin and Shumin Tan.
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03/25/2022
Research Article
From Savini Thrikawala and colleagues.
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03/25/2022
Research Article
From Melissa C. Steele-Ogus and colleagues.
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04/04/2022
Research Article
From Guangwen Wang and colleagues.
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Frideborg Bradley and colleagues
Jodie A. Schiffer & Stephanie V. Stumbur and colleagues
B. Karina Montero and colleagues
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Yi Gong and colleagues
Shunmugam, Arnold, and colleagues
Mouat and Horwitz
Strine and Wilen
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