A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

That’s only one problem. Your immune system also has an adaptive system of specialized immune cells and antibodies that attack and destroy invading microbes. This system remembers what those intruders ...

Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) are sophisticated nanomachines that bacteria employ to inject effector proteins directly into neighbouring cells. These systems are structurally reminiscent of ...

Lucy Shapiro received this year’s Lasker Special Achievement Award for her discovery of how bacteria use genetic circuits to encode three-dimensional cellular life. “I was quite shocked, truly,” said ...

Inflammatory gut bacteria that carry proteins structurally similar to myelin may trigger the development and progression of ...

The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...

The gut microbiome has been shown to influence tumor growth and contribute to therapeutic resistance. Scientists have concluded that there are both benefic | Immunology ...