A new-year round-up of the science stories you may have missedA controversial COVID study has been retracted after four years, emphasizing the importance of rigorous scientific integrity.
Daily briefing: Skin might have an immune system of its ownThe skin has its own immune response, producing antibodies to combat microbes independently of the overall immune system.
Skin autonomous antibody production regulates host-microbiota interactionsThe skin's immune response to microbiota includes both systemic and local mechanisms for maintaining balance.