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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde after three evacuated - BBC
health 2026/05/06 22:10:40

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde after three evacuated - BBC

A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.

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Genome-wide sweeps create ecological units in the human gut microbiome - Nature
health 2026/05/06 22:06:43

Genome-wide sweeps create ecological units in the human gut microbiome - Nature

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HIV-1 signalling remodels nuclear pores to licence infection - Nature
health 2026/05/06 22:06:18

HIV-1 signalling remodels nuclear pores to licence infection - Nature

HIV-1 capsid nuclear import at the nuclear pore complex is a bottleneck to resting T cell infection, but HIV-1 overcomes this by triggering receptor-mediated signalling during cell–cell spread to drive nuclear import and licence infection.

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RNA-triggered cell killing with CRISPR–Cas12a2 - Nature
health 2026/05/06 21:34:51

RNA-triggered cell killing with CRISPR–Cas12a2 - Nature

Cas12a2 enables RNA-triggered, sequence-specific killing of eukaryotic cells via widespread DNA shredding, allowing selective elimination of cells on the basis of gene expression, including virus-infected or mutation-bearing cells.

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'This is a big outbreak': Nearly 1 in 5 affected by TB at SF school - SFGATE
health 2026/05/06 21:11:04

'This is a big outbreak': Nearly 1 in 5 affected by TB at SF school - SFGATE

New testing is starting at Archbishop Riordan High School as officials work to keep tuberculosis cases from spreading again.

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Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine more effective than standard shot in late-stage trial - NBC News
health 2026/05/06 21:00:00

Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine more effective than standard shot in late-stage trial - NBC News

Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine gave more protection against illness than the standard flu shot in a phase 3 clinical trial, according to published results.

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