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"SARS-CoV-2 infection is milder in children, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. This study finds increased interactions between immune and epithelial cells in children's noses, priming the epithelium for stronger interferon responses upon infection."
Magalhães et al @emboreports

embopress.org/doi/full/10.1525

Thanks to LS4FUTURE Associated Laboratory for the invitation to speak at Career Day 2023 - and to hear the other panelists's stories. As a side note, it was odd to learn from postdocs at the speed-dating portion of the afternoon that Portugal's government had fallen (as if they needed *more* uncertainty).
(Photo by Andreia Freitas/IBET)

‘The analysis estimates that 1.5–2% of all scientific papers published in 2022 closely resemble paper-mill works. Among biology and medicine papers, the rate rises to 3%."

nature.com/articles/d41586-023

“We’re seeing the emergence of dengue in areas where we’ve never seen it before,” Adam Waickman, an immunologist at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, said during the meeting. “Effective dengue control is going to require multi-layered efforts.”

Particles of dengue virus (red; artificially coloured) infect a tissue specimen.
Image Credit: Science Source/SPL'

nature.com/articles/d41586-023

Sitting in on Luis Graça's lab retreat in paradise with no wifi.
Our regular programming will resume soon.

Thanks to the program students and the European MD/PhD Association for the invitation to speak at their "Finding the Creative Spark in Biomedical Research" conference at Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)/PRBB (Barcelona Biomedical Research Park).

'Para o jornalista Júlio Olivar, Cândido Rodon (à direita) "é o brasileiro mais extraordinário de todos os tempos”
MUSEU DO ÍNDIO/FUNAI

publico.pt/2023/10/29/azul/rep

At the Salvador Dalí House-Museum in Portlligat (Catalonia).

Thanks to Miguel Godinho Ferreira & Karina Xavier for the invitation to teach in the "From Cells to Organisms" module in the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia PhD program.

Here's a classic reading recommendation for anyone interested in the topic who's looking for a starting point.

I cant believe I missed this just because I was, well, zero years old at the time

"A tube-nosed fruit bat under black light. A new survey found 125 mammals with fluorescent features.
Credit: Linda Reinhold"

nytimes.com/2023/10/20/science

Madalena screen-printing the artists' book for @anaanajottajotta e @jorgenesbitt's exhibition "A PRIMEIRA E A ÚLTIMA COR".
You can see the show in Lisbon at @arcocentrodearte Xabregas.

arco.pt/site/news/386/2023-10-

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