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Despite decades of research, the specific molecules used by certain bacteria to shield themselves from free radicals in our bodies have remained a mystery.. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.008 “We were excited to discover an unconventional mechanism that enables bacteria to withstand oxidative stress during infection,” said Stavroula Hatzios, an assistant professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology and of chemistry in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and senior author of the study.