gary
15-10-2019, 01:59 PM
When catching a bug, we are all familiar with the often annoying
propensity of the human immune system to fill our breathing passages
with mucus.
In the worse case, too much fluid in the lungs can prove fatal.
However, in a study by researchers at MIT, they have discovered that
healthy mucus is far more complex than previously appreciated and
plays a sophisticated role in helping disarm bacteria.
Press release here :-
http://news.mit.edu/2019/how-mucus-tames-microbes-1014
propensity of the human immune system to fill our breathing passages
with mucus.
In the worse case, too much fluid in the lungs can prove fatal.
However, in a study by researchers at MIT, they have discovered that
healthy mucus is far more complex than previously appreciated and
plays a sophisticated role in helping disarm bacteria.
Press release here :-
http://news.mit.edu/2019/how-mucus-tames-microbes-1014