Inside the dark caverns of the human body, a war is on. Nano-sized, silent and invisible to the naked eye, but brutal and singularly cunning. A viral predator is planning to storm the body’s citadels: the cells. Covert operations are underway.
The virus is undulating its spikes, like balloons on a string. Each spike is coated with sugar the primordial molecule to trick the cells into believing what’s landing is safe.
The camouflage works: cells pop open. Even the powerful soldiers of the body’s immune system miss the malignant presence.
With the potent protein of its spikes, the virus breaks in, to hijack, plunder and infect the cells. In a matter of hours, virus particles appear in every teaspoon of the victim’s blood. An ancient warfare between mankind and pathogens, that has turned a new page in modern times.
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Moderna to run three new infectious disease vaccine development programs, EU vaccine distribution begins Moderna announced today that it is expanding its pipeline of innovative vaccines with three new development programs based on the clinical success of its infectious disease vaccine portfolio to date.
Those programs cover mRNA vaccine candidates against seasonal flu, HIV and the Nipah virus. The US biotech also announced an expansion of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine program into older adults.
Moderna currently has 24 mRNA development programs in its portfolio with 13 having entered the clinic. It said its
pipeline is organized into six modalities based on similar mRNA technologies, delivery technologies and manufacturing processes.
Flying foxes: Australia s love-hate relationship with fruit bats
Australian towns have made headlines complaining of bat tornadoes. But ecologists say flying foxes are vital to preserving forest and need protection from climate change and habitat loss.
The Australian grey-headed flying fox is an important pollinator for Australia s forests
Earlier this year, the term bat tornado started appearing in the Australian and international media. It all started with a BBC report from the town of Ingham in the north eastern state of Queensland, where the population of flying fox bats had apparently exploded over the last two years, leaving residents fed up with their noise and smell.