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March 8, 2018

Gene knockout using new CRISPR tool makes mosquitoes highly resistant to malaria parasite

Deleting a single gene from mosquitoes can make them highly resistant to the malaria parasite and thus much less likely to transmit the parasite to humans, […]
March 8, 2018

City mouse-country mouse experiment shows link between environment, worm infections

Worm infections were worse in mice living outdoors versus the lab, providing evidence that environment influences how the immune system responds to pathogens. City mouse-country mouse […]
March 8, 2018

How cellular structure orchestrates immunologic memory

With every infection or vaccination, memory cells form that the body uses to remember the pathogen. This has been known for decades — but the structure […]
March 7, 2018

Staying clean keeps seafish smart

“Vet” service provided by smaller fish is key to keeping coral reefs healthy, a new study finds. Staying clean keeps seafish smart Staying clean keeps seafish […]