TWiV explains studies which reveal that Inhibition of CXCL10 and IFN-γ mitgates myocarditis associated with SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination, and identification of a bacteriophage T7 protein that antagonizes the DNA restriction system of the host by mimicking B form DNA.

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Understanding mRNA vaccine-associated myocarditis (Sci Transl Med)
T7 protein overcomes DNA restriction of host (J Mol Biol)
Structure of T7 protein that mimics DNA (Mol Cell)
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