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Human cells harness power of detergents to wipe out bacteria

Cells, like many of us, fend off germs with cleaning products. Researchers have discovered that a molecule made throughout much of the body wipes out invading bacteria like a detergent attacking an oily stain. This killer cleaner, a protein known as APOL3, thwarts infections by dissolving bacterial membranes, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator John MacMicking… Read More »

Just as the box office hit its stride, the delta variant appeared, with the power to halt progress

Jeenah Moon | Reuters A slow and steady uptick in box office receipts could be threatened by a new coronavirus variant. Since March, the domestic box office has gained steam, recently tallying as much as $ 98.7 million in ticket sales over the course of last weekend, a record during the pandemic era. Around 80%… Read More »

Novo Nordisk recalls sales rep samples sunk by Texas power outages

There’s a saying about Texas weather—if you don’t like it, wait five minutes. For Novo Nordisk, the state’s extreme weather hit home early this year when the biggest winter storm in decades left some sales reps without power. No power meant no electricity to keep their drug sample refrigerators cold. The result? Novo is now voluntarily… Read More »