Our bodies response to invading pathogens through different mechanisms of the immune system. Innate immunity first detects ...

Vaccine effectiveness relies on creating a strong antibody response that can be reactivated to fight future infections. Now, ...

Johns Hopkins scientists develop mRNA "booster" as potential new way to treat rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels ...

Researchers from Osaka University have discovered that the protein subunit AP2A1 may play a role in the unique structural ...

Proteins in cells are highly flexible and often exist in multiple conformations, each with unique abilities to bind ligands.

Researchers from Osaka University found that plasma cells expressing high levels of the protein integrin β7 and the ...

After the South Dakota House approved HB 1109, the Senate Ag Committee passed it on to the Senate floor with a 4-3 vote. In a 17-17 vote, a “do pass” motion in the Senate ...

As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

Researchers suggest that many metamorphic proteins have an 'underlying temperature dependence.' If confirmed, this would mean that temperature -- and cold temperature in particular -- plays a ...

Scientists have identified the 1N4R tau isoform as a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease, paving the way for potential new ...

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Chemical and biomolecular engineers at Georgia Tech have developed a plug-and-play platform that's simple, flexible, and easy ...