Study Reveals How Deadly Bacteria Trick the Immune System
A new study from UCLA suggests that certain bacteria can pretend to be viruses when infecting humans, allowing them to hijack the body’s immune response…
A new study from UCLA suggests that certain bacteria can pretend to be viruses when infecting humans, allowing them to hijack the body’s immune response…
In a newly published study, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine provide evidence that bacteriophage can acquire a functional and adaptive immune system, possibly…
While working with mice, Yale researchers used a process known as differentiation to successfully identify cells with certain types of receptors that could eventually morph…
A team of Yale researchers discovered that specialized RNAs called piRNAs guide epigenetic factors to numerous sites throughout the genome of the fruit fly Drosophila,…
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that a protein called Jagged-1 stimulates human stem cells to differentiate into bone-producing cells. Researchers from the…
Scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered that flowers use patterns of electrical signals in concert with the flower’s other attractive signals to enhance…
In a newly published study, an international team of scientists detail a new class of molecular compounds capable of killing the influenza virus. Simon Fraser…
In an effort to shed new light on the evolutionary origin of the head, a newly published study looks at the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis…
A newly published study from the University of Adelaide shows that calcified dental plaque (dental calculus) found on ancient teeth from 34 early European skeletons…
A newly published study suggests that fat is stored in the body in two distinct ways and may lead to ways to prevent cells from…
Researchers from the Broad Institute have developed a tool known as the Composite of Multiple Signals (CMS) test to detect the genetic signals of positive…
A newly published study shows that so-called passenger mutations can slow or even halt tumor growth and suggests that cancer should be viewed as an…
Neuroscientists at USC have isolated and ablated the neurons that express TRPM8, finding that mice depleted of TRPM8 neurons could not feel cold but still…
Researchers at Rice University believe that combining natural toxins with man-made mirror drugs will create the drug equivalent of a one-two punch, “confusing” bacteria and…
In a newly published study, scientists have shown that an oxysterol called 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC) suppresses HIV growth in vivo. A team of researchers led by…
While studying both high-risk and low-risk infants for developing autism, Yale University researchers found that the infants later diagnosed with ASD showed signs of decreased…
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute discovered that women prefer the smell of men who have different immune gene variants than they themselves have, cracking…
Researchers from Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with Roslin Cellab, have developed a 3D printing process that is the first to print embryonic cell cultures, allowing…