Protagen to Support Pfizer Clinical Drug Development

Vaccinations have begun in a first-in-human trial of an experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine.

An unexpected discovery in two disease-linked proteins could shed light on human immune system disorders, including a rare and often fatal childhood disease called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).

Inside cells, where DNA is packed tightly in the nucleus and rigid proteins keep intricate transport systems on track, some molecules can simply self-organize, find one another in crowded spaces, and quickly coalesce into droplets­­. Now, new research shows how proteins that organize into liquid droplets inside cells make certain biological functions possible.