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Anon-C

Anon-C's Journal
Anon-C's Journal
February 25, 2022

Just checking in.

Feel free to call me crazy.

February 25, 2022

Well Bye!

February 11, 2022

I'm much better than an owner of a broken heart!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

I love you!


February 11, 2022

I have no hearts to give. Could use one myself and always need one.

And a brain. And courage. But I do have a hug for you.

November 11, 2021

Happy Veteran's Day!


This drink's on the house, cheers!



November 3, 2021

You Dropped A Bomb On Me (Original 12" Mix)

"It's the only way to be sure!"

September 18, 2021

Was there an instance where you had an empathetic breakthrough; where you were able to overcome

your resistance and empathize with those whom you did or do not like, or are quite different from you?

September 15, 2021

How 'Spider-Man' and 'Pac-Man' immune cells team up to fight invasive bacteria





https://www.livescience.com/spiderman-cells-capture-bacteria.html

How 'Spider-Man' and 'Pac-Man' immune cells team up to fight invasive bacteria
By Nicoletta Lanese about 11 hours ago


In the ultimate superhero crossover, Spider-Man-like immune cells sling webs to capture invasive bacteria and keep those supervillains restrained until Pac-Man-like cells come to gobble them up, a new study shows.

The research was conducted in mice and mouse cells, but it still may help to explain how these "Spider-Man" cells, called neutrophils, fight off infections in humans — and why they sometimes fail. It turns out, these spidey cells may not work well in people with autoimmune conditions, such as lupus, making those individuals more susceptible to staph infections, the study authors wrote.

When a staph infection first begins to take hold in the body, our friendly neighborhood neutrophils swoop in as first responders to help fight the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, senior author Eric Skaar, director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation in Nashville, Tennessee, told Live Science. These neutrophils have a secret weapon: They can self-destruct and eject a sticky web from their ruptured membranes. This web, called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET), contains neutrophil DNA studded with proteins that degrade bacteria.

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