How plants pass defenses to offspring through a complex molecular network
How plants pass defenses to offspring through a complex molecular network
Why naked mole-rats and experimental gene therapies remind me of groundbreaking artists.
The diversity of microbes in the great outdoors may protect against inflammatory disorders.
After much ado, Nature publishes the first report of a bird flu virus adapted for transmission in ferrets.
Techniques for simpler, cheaper, and better antibody purification
A cytokine involved in suppressing the immune system may actually activate it to kill cancer cells.
A US science official recommends extending moratorium on bird flu studies as well as other types of risky research.
A combination of antibiotics and the body’s own defensive metabolites clears bacterial infections faster than antibiotics alone.
A member of the NSABB biosecurity board that recently reviewed H5N1 data criticizes the process.
In rhesus macaques, an individual's drop in the social hierarchy leads to overactive immune genes and, possibly, poor health.