Valdir Barth
valdirbarth.bsky.social
Valdir Barth
@valdirbarth.bsky.social
Rutgers alumni, former post doc at Boston Children's hospital. Now studying bacterial stress response in Brazil.
#microbiology #Tuberculosis
Reposted by Valdir Barth
Not only is the measles vaccine up to 99% effective at preventing measles infection, it can also reduce the risk of death from all causes by 30% up to 86% for up to 3 years (compared ro not being vaccinated) www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Measles: The race to understand 'immune amnesia'
Scientists have known for years that measles can alter the immune system – but the latest evidence suggests it's less of a mild tweaking, and more of a total reset.
www.bbc.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interesting! I'll read it more carefully but it got me curious... Is it known which situation leads to Lon binding to ssDNA? Is it a DNA replication/damage situation?
December 11, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Reposted by Valdir Barth
And now for the announcement:
While many of our plans for the award funds will take time to implement, one can start immediately.
To thank our users and encourage scientific debate, we’re introducing $1,000 rewards for selected PubPeer comments!
Yes students and postdocs you read that right: $1000
November 25, 2024 at 8:45 AM
I would like to be added!
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
September 4, 2024 at 10:27 AM