A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal's gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens.

Replacing immune cells called microglia holds promise for addressing brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie Mellon University's Ren lab. Referred to as AggreBots, these microscale living ...

Carnegie Mellon scientists create AggreBots, tiny lung-cell robots powered by cilia with controlled motility.Word excerpt: Researchers at Carnegie M ...

Scientists have uncovered how a key type of immune cell adapts its behavior depending on the type of infection, paving the way for better vaccines and advancing research into immune-related diseases.

Recent advances in inflammation biology have revealed that immune responses are highly dynamic and context-dependent, shaped by the nature of the ...

Cilia and flagella are microtubule-based organelles that extend from the surface of eukaryotic cells and play pivotal roles in both motility and sensory ...