Similar to how a smoke detector sounds off an alarm, certain genes sense when a virus enters the body, alerting of an intruder and triggering an immune response in most mammals. But, according to a recent study published in Frontiers in Immunology, pangolins – mammals which resemble an anteater with scales, lack two of those virus-sensing genes. The finding is significant because while pangolins can be carriers of coronavirus, they appear able to tolerate it through some other unknown mechanism. Understanding their evolutionary advantage may point to possible treatment options for coronavirus in humans.
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A tightrope article 2g, in that Eckhart cautions against a possible worse outcome if the immune system goes into storm mode (cytokine) as part of its defence mechanism against the Covid-19 virus. Still, a fascinating read about pangolins and the unexpected
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