The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
Scientists engineer a spectrum of artificial pigments to understand how animals see in color.
Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.
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Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
In the largest microbial eukaryote genetic sequencing effort ever attempted, researchers are investigating the transcriptomes of 700 marine algae species.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Researchers uncover a diverse microbial community living beneath 27 meters of ice in Antarctica’s Lake Vida.