🍺🧪 Could a pint of #beer replace a needle? Virologist Christopher Buck engineered common brewer’s yeast to carry a #vaccine against a common #virus, then tested it by brewing – and drinking – the results.

The yeast acted like a protective shield, helping the vaccine survive stomach acid to trigger an immune response in the gut. Experts say this experimental "vaccine beer" could pave the way for cheaper, painless, edible immunizations.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-scientist-brewed-and-drank-his-own-vaccine-beer-to-combat-a-dangerous-virus-it-seems-to-have-worked-180988170/

💁🏻‍♀️✨ Vaccines 101: How vaccines work https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/vaccines-101-how-vaccines-work

#science #biology #vaccines #health #innovation #microbiology #discovery

This Scientist Brewed and Drank His Own 'Vaccine Beer' to Combat a Dangerous Virus. It Seems to Have Worked

Blood tests revealed that the beverage elicited an immune response, according to preliminary research. But far more safety and efficacy testing would be needed before this vaccine could become available

Smithsonian Magazine
Influenza: un rischio nascosto per il cuore

L'influenza, comunemente percepita come una malattia stagionale transitoria, nasconde un potenziale pericolo per il sistema cardiovascolare. Recenti ricerche scientifiche stanno fa

Notizie Buzz!

🧬 Assuming future governments will act rationally and early ignores that COVID showed political delay, denial, and fragmentation, even with existing tools on hand.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/immune-every-virus-antiviral-drug #virus

Jacques Monod, born OTD in 1910, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965 for work on #virus replication https://toilet-guru.com/blog/49.html?s=mb #medicine #PublicHealth
Jacques Monod, born OTD in 1910, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965 for work on #virus replication https://toilet-guru.com/blog/47.html?s=mb #medicine #PublicHealth
Jacques Monod, born OTD in 1910, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965 for work on #virus replication https://toilet-guru.com/blog/45.html?s=mb #medicine #PublicHealth
AI Assistant OpenClaw Gets VirusTotal On Its Side

The developer of OpenClaw intends to curb the spread of malware skills with a VirusTotal partnership.

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Ykkösaamussa keskustellaan parhaillaan tästä #Nipah-viruksesta otsakkeella "Onko tämä seuraava #korona?"

Olli Vapalahti onneksi sanoi, että tuskin on.

Mutta kyseessä on hyvin vakava ja kuollettava tauti, jota Intiassa on - ilmeisimmin taas - rypäksiä.

#zoonoosi #zoonoosit #virus #virukset #Intia #lepakko #lepakot #pandemia #epidemia #sairaus #sairastaminen #tauti #NipahVirus #NiV

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/nipah-virus

Nipah virus

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic virus (a virus transmitted to humans from animals).