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tag animal testing evolution immunology
Turning on the Bat Signal
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.
One Protein to Rule Them All
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Feb 28, 2024
| 10+ min read
p53 is possibly the most important protein for maintaining cellular function. Losing it is synonymous with cancer.
Animal Divorce: When and Why Pairs Break Up
Catherine Offord
| Jun 1, 2022
| 10+ min read
Many species of birds and other vertebrates form pair bonds and mate with just one other individual for much of their lives. But the unions don’t always work out. Scientists want to know the underlying factors.
Duplicated Gene Helps Bats Survive “Arms Race” With Viruses
Dan Robitzski
| Nov 23, 2022
| 5 min read
Bats are known for staying healthy even while harboring viral infections. Now, research sheds light on how their unusual immune system evolved.
Mapping Tool Reveals Microglia’s Shape-Shifting Secrets
Angie Voyles Askham,
Spectrum
| Dec 14, 2022
| 4 min read
The approach could help test hypotheses about how atypical function of the brain’s immune cells contributes to autism.
Phage Display: Finding the One in a Million
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
A combinatorial approach enabled high-throughput screening of protein libraries for desired target binding.
Immune Molecule Alters Cellular Makeup of Human Brain Organoids
Charles Q. Choi,
Spectrum
| Apr 17, 2023
| 4 min read
The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.
The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.
Parasite Drove Natural Selection in Amazonian Indigenous Groups
Natalia Mesa, PhD
| Mar 13, 2023
| 4 min read
The findings could help researchers understand why some individuals are more vulnerable to deadly Chagas disease.
Women’s Cervical Mucus Prefers Some Sperm Over Others
Abby Olena, PhD
| Aug 18, 2020
| 3 min read
In human male-female pairs with a less similar suite of genes for human leukocyte antigens, sperm fare better when exposed to cervical mucus.
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