A Small Worm Offers Big Clues About the Human Immune System

Here an interesting paper :

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2025/09/29/a-small-worm-offers-big-clues-about-the-human-immune-system

"We saw that the exposed offspring were protected against both RSV and influenza. Specifically, we found that this helminth infection in the mother transforms the epithelial cells that line the baby’s lungs. These cells protect against viruses by producing a powerful antiviral protein that we didn’t see in our control group."