Fruit flies, mice, zebra fish, yeast and the tiny worm C. elegans are model organisms that have carried modern biology on their backs.Author Marc ...

Calling green fluorescent protein a model protein would also improve how biology is taught. Like classic model organisms, green fluorescent protein is safe and visual. It is also forgiving, producing ...

Why can the human immune system often remember a vaccination for a whole lifetime? Researchers at ...

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Stimulating the liver to generate signals normally produced by the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations.

Deep in our cells, a wide range of processes are occurring constantly. These cellular processes rely on enzymes to act as catalysts and set off a series of molecular interactions. There are still many ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified two lipids that work together with a quintessential protein known ...

A new study has overcome a long-standing challenge-how to isolate and study elusive HIV-infected cells called authentic reservoir clones (ARCs) that evade the immune system, making the disease ...

The wrinkly rodent barely seems to age and appears almost impervious to cancer, heart disease, and mental decline. Can these astounding abilities be adapted for humans?

Diseases from bacterial pathogens have been a major concern worldwide and are the major cause of mortality and morbidity. Dendritic cells and macrophages ...