Post AafHysUhcZIDM9OScC by onisillos@mstdn.science
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       2023-10-11T14:05:11Z
       
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       "...researchers thought that chain-terminating antiviral drugs were strictly a product of human ingenuity, developed from advances in scientific understanding of viral replication. However, the discovery that a protein in your cells named viperin synthesizes a natural chain-terminating antiviral has revealed a new side of your immune system."Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug—and it’s likely one of the most ancienthttps://theconversation.com/your-immune-system-makes-its-own-antiviral-drug-and-its-likely-one-of-the-most-ancient-211651#InfectiousDiseases #IDMastodon