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Slightly off topic but are there any books one can recommend for understanding how this stuff works biologically?

rolph 5y ago
any human immunology text [e.g.] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872131/ molecular biology specific to coronavirus https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7131312/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7131312/ sars specific literature https://www.dovepress.com/understanding-the-molecular-biology-of-sars-cov-2-and-the-covid-19-pan-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR https://www.dovepress.com/understanding-the-molecular-biolog... https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00468-6?error=cookies_not_supported&code=e270ded1-920c-4388-8a01-b363630fca17 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00468-6?error=coo...
walterbell 5y ago
For edutainment, there's a manga/anime called Cells at Work (https://mangarock.to/manga/1684/cells-at-work/first-chapter#lg=1&slide=0 https://mangarock.to/manga/1684/cells-at-work/first-chapter#...) whose final (June 2021) installment covers Covid-19. Includes a character called Killer T Cell, https://cellsatwork.fandom.com/wiki/Killer_T_Cell_(Squad_Leader) https://cellsatwork.fandom.com/wiki/Killer_T_Cell_(Squad_Lea... > Killer T Cell is loud, obnoxious, and quick-tempered, resulting in rivalries with many cells. He also despises it when a non-white blood cell forms a friendship or relationship with one of his kind. As an immature thymocyte he went through training at Thymus school, where apprentice cells like himself learn to become Mature Thymocytes. Season 1 is streaming: https://www.netflix.com/title/81028791 https://www.netflix.com/title/81028791
esyir 5y ago
I enjoyed Janeway's Immunology back when I was in university. It's towards the more technical side of the spectrum (textbook), but I remember it being fairly comprehensive for the early bits.

any human immunology text [e.g.] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872131/ molecular biology specific to coronavirus https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7131312/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7131312/ sars specific literature https://www.dovepress.com/understanding-the-molecular-biology-of-sars-cov-2-and-the-covid-19-pan-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR https://www.dovepress.com/understanding-the-molecular-biolog... https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00468-6?error=cookies_not_supported&code=e270ded1-920c-4388-8a01-b363630fca17 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00468-6?error=coo...

walterbell 5y ago

For edutainment, there's a manga/anime called Cells at Work (https://mangarock.to/manga/1684/cells-at-work/first-chapter#lg=1&slide=0 https://mangarock.to/manga/1684/cells-at-work/first-chapter#...) whose final (June 2021) installment covers Covid-19. Includes a character called Killer T Cell, https://cellsatwork.fandom.com/wiki/Killer_T_Cell_(Squad_Leader) https://cellsatwork.fandom.com/wiki/Killer_T_Cell_(Squad_Lea... > Killer T Cell is loud, obnoxious, and quick-tempered, resulting in rivalries with many cells. He also despises it when a non-white blood cell forms a friendship or relationship with one of his kind. As an immature thymocyte he went through training at Thymus school, where apprentice cells like himself learn to become Mature Thymocytes. Season 1 is streaming: https://www.netflix.com/title/81028791 https://www.netflix.com/title/81028791

esyir 5y ago

I enjoyed Janeway's Immunology back when I was in university. It's towards the more technical side of the spectrum (textbook), but I remember it being fairly comprehensive for the early bits.