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

NTU Singapore's solar-powered process converts sewage sludge into clean energy and animal feed, reducing waste and carbon ...

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

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

Most cells in the body send out little messengers called extracellular vesicles that carry proteins, lipids, and other ...

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

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

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

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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 ...

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