A better mesh: Researchers 'tighten' body's protective coating

A net with large holes won't catch small fish. Likewise, the microscopic fibres in the protective mucus coatings of the eyes, lungs, stomach or reproductive system naturally bundle together and allow the tiniest disease-causing bugs, allergens or pollutants to slip by. But Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a way to chemically shrink the holes in the mucus layer's netting so that it will keep out more of the unwanted particles...

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