How UCLA researchers cleared the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics
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The function of the spleen as an emergency reserve for lung immunity during viral infection has remained obscure. Research led by Professor Xuetao Cao's team at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has unveiled a dynamic spleen-to-lung neutrophil axis that operates during antiviral defense. The study provides a high-resolution map of how splenic neutrophils mobilize to supplement lung immune compartments and antiviral immunity during SARS-CoV-2 infection.