Peptide The Saluki 🧪

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[Experiment in progress - Bio loading] Saluki dog | She/They | Late 20s | Biochemist ⚗️🧪🧬🔬 🪡 @shwitfurcreations.bsky.social

GOOD NEWS! Researchers found that a previously overlooked immune cell, known as gamma delta T-cells, can recognize, detect, AND destroy small cell lung cancer (SCLC) EVEN when it has hidden itself from the immune system, revealing a NEW immune pathway for fighting the deadliest form of the disease.

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

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