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An antiviral response beyond immune cells

Fibroblast, epithelial and endothelial cells are more than just the scaffold of an organ — it emerges that
they communicate with immune cells and are primed to launch organ-specific gene-expression
programs for antiviral defence.

Tomás GomesSarah A. Teichmann

NEWS & VIEWS01 Jul 2020

Unexpected amount of blood-borne protein enters the young brain

The discovery that larger quantities of blood-borne proteins enter the brains of young, healthy mice
than enter those of aged animals will alter our understanding of the blood–brain barrier, and how it
changes with age.

Roeben N. MunjiRichard Daneman

NEWS & VIEWS01 Jul 2020

Quantum fluctuations have been shown to affect macroscopic objects

A method has been reported that improves the precision of measurements made by gravitational-wave
detectors beyond an intrinsic limit — and shows that quantum fluctuations can alter the position of
macroscopic objects.

Valeria SequinoMateusz Bawaj

NEWS & VIEWS01 Jul 2020

A race to determine what drives COVID-19 severity

Efforts are ongoing to find which human or viral factors underpin whether a person with COVID-19 will
develop severe symptoms. Clinical evidence linked to two viral lineages now provides key insights into
this enigma.
Marios KoutsakosKatherine Kedzierska

NEWS & VIEWS29 Jun 2020

Method to combat Parkinson’s disease by astrocyte-to-neuron conversion

Ernest Arenas

NEWS & VIEWS24 Jun 2020

Strands of evidence about