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A broad defense against SARS-like virusesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the third coronavirus that has emerged as a serious human pathogen in the past 20 years. Treatment strategies that are broadly…

RNA solution for a genetic problemPhenylketonuria is a classic example of the benefit of newborn metabolic screening: It is a single-gene disease that can be detected at birth, and its neurological effects can be prevented by dietary…

Senescent cells exacerbate COVID-19Cellular senescence is a state elicited in response to stress signals and is associated with a damaging secretory phenotype. The number of senescent cells increases with advanced age and this in turn…

Studies in mice show that short-wavelength violet light is protective against myopia.PHOTO: PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A. 118, E2018840118 (2021)" data-icon-position="" data-hide-link-title="0"> Studies in mice…

New echolocatorEcholocation is a well demonstrated convergent sensory mode in bats and toothed whales. These lineages are not closely related, and this sense might be more broadly distributed than we recognize. Using a suite of approaches,…