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A study in mice has shown that the skin microbiome enhances the immune response to a dermal smallpox vaccination.

Peripheral membrane proteins can temporarily bind to cell membranes, a necessary step for them to be able to fulfill their biological function. To do this, certain enzymes that catalyze their lipid modification come into action, via a process called “palmitoylation”. Researchers now believe that it could be possible to therapeutically target this process to treat cancer.

Researchers have now developed a process for the photocatalytic degradation of micropollutants in water.

If our planet Earth is to continue feeding us in the future, rich countries must significantly reduce their meat consumption, ideally by at least 75%, found a recent study.

The communications line between two critical parts of a human cell could be the key to cell survival under stress – a discovery that could deepen our understanding of various cancers, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Researchers have produced iPS cells from the endangered Grévy’s zebra using human reprogramming factors, and found that those factors are evolutionarily conserved among animal species.

Research shows that fungi and bacteria able to survive redwood tanoak forest megafires are microbial “cousins” that often increase in abundance after feeling the flames.

What gets into the brain and what doesn’t is strictly regulated. Researchers have now studied phagocytes that coat the blood vessels in the brain and reinforce the blood-brain barrier. The study shows that these cells only mature fully after birth according to a defined step-by-step developmental program.

Researchers have shown that the positive effect of a calorie-reduced diet on the immune system is mediated by an altered gut microbiome, which slows down the deterioration of the immune system in old age.

According to research, SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect a specialized type of kidney cell and hijack the cell’s machinery to replicate, causing injury and COVID-19-associated kidney disease.