A previously unknown protein in a family of bacteria found in soil and the human gut microbiome has been discovered—which ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival.

Researchers discovered lariocidin, a lasso peptide antibiotic that kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by binding a novel ...

EDEN identifies B cell antigens that share features with known highly protective proteins and have potential to trigger a robust and protective immune response against almost any bacterial ...

The method triggers immune responses that inhibit melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, lung carcinoma, and ovarian cancer ...

“To our knowledge, no one had demonstrated a requirement for microbiota in immunity to vaccination in this way before,” said lead author Bali Pulendran of Emory University in Atlanta. The effects ...

The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system to defend the body from pathogens.

In recent years, mRNA technology has come into its own, most prominently in the field of vaccine development. After mRNA’s success in the COVID-19 vaccine, companies are now harnessing the ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterial protein, the structure of which is being used in the design of protein nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to tumors.