A cellular threshold can determine whether herpesvirus becomes active or lies dormant

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• During the COVID-19 pandemic, we wore masks and kept 2 meters (6.6 feet) apart in an effort to reduce the spread of the tiny droplets we release into the air with every breath, conversation or cough.
• Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:00:09 UTC.

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