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IMAGE: A UT Southwestern study identified a gene used in the cellular recycling process called autophagy that rids cells of viruses. The above illustration breaks down the steps involved in this. view more
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DALLAS - Dec. 16, 2020 - A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified a key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses. The findings, reported online today in
Nature, could lead to ways to manipulate this process to improve the immune system s ability to combat viral infections, such as those fueling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists have long known that cells use a process called autophagy to rid themselves of unwanted material. Autophagy, which translates as self-eating, involves isolating cellular garbage in double-layered vesicles called autophagosomes, which are then fused with single-layered vesicles known as lysosomes to degrade the materials inside and recycle them into build
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rock bottom today, monday, what he s saying about hitting rock bottom today, monday, march 26th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a monday morning i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry. good morning, everybody. matt, your exclusive interview with the wife of army staff sergeant bales come as there are new details emerging about what happened. and they re chilling details. military prosecutors now believe that sergeant bales returned to the base during the attack and then headed back out to kill more civilians. did mrs. bales see any signs that her husband may not have been fit to be deployed? even with all the information you ve heard about this story over the last couple of weeks i think you ll be surprised to see what mrs. bales has to say. our exclusive interview coming straight up. also coming up this morning, dick cheney s weekend heart transplant. the former vice president, of course, is 71 years old, an