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Todd Hoff
Immune system molecule weaves cobweb-like nanonets to snag Salmonella, other intestinal microbes - http://www.sciencedaily.com/release...
June 24
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"A team of researchers led by UC Davis Health System has found that human alpha-defensin 6 (HD6) -- a key component of the body's innate defense system -- binds to microbial surfaces and forms "nanonets" that surround, entangle and disable microbes, preventing bacteria from attaching to or invading intestinal cells."
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Interesting. I've never felt the explanation of how our immune systems works as all that compelling. Discovering these kind of mechanisms makes more sense.
- Todd Hoff