Seriously, this is more great research from the great Republic of Texas, from scientists at UT Southwestern Immunology in Dallas. The actual report is available only by subscription in the journal, Science, but you can read a free review at Science Daily.
It turns out that our intestines protect us from infection by invasive bacteria by producing a protein that binds to the sugars on bacterial walls, destroying the bacteria in the process. People with inflammatory bowel disease may not make the protein correctly.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Eureka! Why I gain weight when I'm sick
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