Daniel Sauter
Virologist & Research Group Leader at @unituebingen.bsky.social
Fascinated by viruses, innate immunity, evolution — and birds 🐦
#Virology #HIV #HERVs #Retrotransposons #Placenta #Birds
- Did you know? Oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis) navigate using echolocation - just like bats (tinyurl.com/4tahavrs). Extra wild fact: their name comes from their extremely fat chicks, which were once boiled down to make oil. 📸 Anonymous, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
- The fetal trophoblast cell marker HLA-G activates a type I interferon response in primary NK cells through the receptor KIR2DL4 | Science Signaling www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- DNA-protein cross-links promote cGAS-STING–driven premature aging and embryonic lethality | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
