New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of cells. By systematically identifying thousands of rapidly evolving ...
Full-body defense does not always look the way textbooks say it should. In planarian flatworms, a newly identified cell type appears to protect the body by bursting apart, releasing a lethal chemical ...
Scientists led by Karla Satchell, Ph.D., the Anne Stewart Youmans Professor of Microbiology at Northwestern University, have discovered previously unknown molecular mechanisms that help a type of food ...
In this process, bacteria are labeled as foreign bodies within cells, thereby signaling their destruction by the cellular recycling system. The study, titled "A family of bacterial Josephin-like ...
Sea anemones distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful invaders without antibodies. Specialized cell structures engulf and ...
Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and ...
A new study has identified nine gut bacteria linked to the future risk of type 2 diabetes, highlighting the gut microbiome's ...
Research identifies specific gut microbes associated with future type 2 diabetes risk, emphasizing the impact of dietary ...