Here’s how our obsession with staying germ-free could be impacting immunity, gut health and everyday wellbeing https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/health/why-being-too-clean-might-be-making-you-sick-t6kde2az?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Immunity #Hygiene #Wellness #Lifestyle

A new #COVID variant ‘Cicada’ is spreading in the U.S. How worried should you be?
Infections of the BA.3.2 variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus are still at very low levels. Cicada is notable because it has a highly mutated genetic sequence that some experts fear could enable it to evade some of our #immunity from vaccination or a past COVID infection. The variant had been detected in 23 countries as of February, the CDC’s report states.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-cicada-covid-variant-is-spreading-in-the-u-s-heres-what-to-know/
https://archive.is/20260330133729/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-cicada-covid-variant-is-spreading-in-the-u-s-heres-what-to-know/

Pingree, #MAHA activist unite to take on #BigChemical
Congresswoman #Pingree
Apr 2, 2026
Rep. #ChelliePingree and #KellyRyerson (aka " #GlyphosateGirl ") discuss their joint effort to fight #chemicalcompanies like #Bayer, who are fighting in #Congress and in the #SupremeCourt for #immunity from #lawsuits.
#Glyphosate #agriculture #farmbill #organic #food #pesticides #maine #us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPfJUEPxkRU

🤝ATP binding is essential to multiple biological processes--including #plant #immunity.
💥Here, Kang et al. reveal that a conserved fungal Egh16-like effector disrupts ATP binding of #wheat MPK3, supressing host defense.
👀https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70241
@WileyLifeSci
#PlantSci #JIPB #Botany