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Unprecedented structural insight has been achieved into how plant immune receptors are primed – and then activated – to provide plants with resistance against microbial pathogens.

Surprisingly the tiny protein filaments called “nanowires” that Geobacter bacteria, living deep in soil or oceans where there is no oxygen, use to “breathe” have been found to have a core of metal-containing molecules.

A groundbreaking study in zebrafish revealed that microglia, long thought be restricted to the central nervous system actually squeeze through the spinal boundary, crossing into the peripheral nervous system in response to injury.

The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, heart infections, and skin and soft tissue infections.

An all-in-one immunotherapy approach shows promise, as it not only kicks HIV out of hiding in the immune system, but also kills it. The key lies in immune cells designed to recognize an entirely different virus.

Contrary to prior belief, the white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the red pulp. The research results change thoroughly our perception of the spleen producing antibodies vital for the human body.

A new University of South Florida preclinical study finds that the regenerative cell therapy boosts motor neuron survival by repairing the blood-spinal cord barrier.

Genetic analysis of the symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia, that prevents the birth and development of males in different species of arthropods, showed that the microorganisms exchanged their genes to rejuvenate.

A causal link between the gut microbiome and the immune system’s ability to fight cancer has been identified.

Today, scientists report a new method that takes advantage of engineered bacteria to produce spider silk and other difficult-to-make proteins that could be useful during future space missions.