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MIT chemists have come up with a new way to identify neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample, by analyzing how the antibodies interact with sugar molecules found on the surface of the virus’ spike protein.
The atlas is the largest study of single cells from Crohn’s patients to date, and contains the gene expression profiles of more than 700,000 cells from 71 healthy individuals and patients in varying states of inflammation.
Researchers say microbes in the maternal gut share genes with the newborn's gut microbes during early life, which potentially contributes to immune and cognitive development.
From immunity to metabolism to mental health, it seems like the gut microbiome has been linked to every aspect of human health and disease.
When computation and systems biology PhD student Elvira Kinzina was diagnosed with Lyme disease during her first year at MIT, she struggled to find a doctor specializing in the disease — even though Boston is renowned for its thriving health care com