Small RNAs called piRNAs provide a first line of defense against the viruses.

See neutrophil extracellular traps in antibacterial action.

While neutrophil extracellular traps help guard the body from infection, they also can contribute to a range of diseases.

Extracellular webs expelled by neutrophils trap invading pathogens, but these newly discovered structures also have ties to autoimmunity and cancer.

Meet some of the people featured in the October 2019 issue of The Scientist.

The 2019 Lasker medical and research awards celebrate advances in scientists’ understanding of T and B cells, Herceptin antibodies for treating breast cancer, and vaccine coverage around the globe.

Antibiotics disrupt the immune response to the influenza vaccine in people who haven’t recently had exposure to the virus or immunization.

Researchers find evidence of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), sticky clumps of DNA and protein extruded by neutrophils, holding gallstones together.

Scientists spent five years reconstructing what is now the oldest HIV-1 genome yet recovered.