“It allowed us to see the interactions of individual bacteria cells with the host gut in unprecedented detail.” Successful colonization relies on proteins called adhesins, which are present on ...

“Mirror bacteria” could evade people’s immune systems, they suggest, causing deadly infections. Such infections could also ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build ...

Regulatory T (T Reg) cells are essential for maintaining peripheral tolerance, preventing autoimmunity and limiting chronic inflammatory diseases. However, they also limit beneficial responses by ...

A pie chart can show collected data in sectors. Each sector can be labelled, or can be colour coded with a key. When drawing a pie chart, a protractor will be used to draw the angles accurately ...

The run-up to the festive season can be one of the busiest times of the year. It can also leave you full of questions. What’s the best way to wrap my gifts? Why is the Christmas number one such ...

Bacterial physiology is a scientific discipline that concerns the life-supporting functions and processes of bacteria, which allow bacterial cells to grow and reproduce.

Dec. 16, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered unexpected diversity in the genetic processes that determine the sex of the African clawed frog, a significant discovery in what was already one of the ...

These antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, or antiparasitic drugs are taken on a daily basis to prevent bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic opportunistic infection. CD4 helper T cells are a type of ...