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Developmental IL7/IL7R signaling in fetal resident tissue macrophages regulates adaptive responses to liver injury

Resident tissue macrophages (RTMs) originate from multiple fetal hematopoietic waves and seed organs during the prenatal window where they acquire tissue-specific homeostatic functions. Several growth factors within the fetal niche are required for RTM development, but knowledge of how these signals program tissue-specific RTM survival, identity, and function during the prenatal window is…

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World Lemur Day: How can we save these primates’ forest homes?

More than 100 known species of lemurs live in Madagascar. These primates with large eyes, a pointed snout, and long bushy tails are found only in the island country, where they usually live in large groups on trees. Lemurs are one of the world’s most threatened groups of primates, under pressure from the loss of […]

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