Sperm may offer the uterus a 'secret handshake'
Why does it take 200 million sperm to fertilize a single egg?
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2019
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News tagged with innate immune system
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Playing video games may help researchers find personalized medical treatment for sepsis
A deep learning approach originally designed to teach computers how to play video games better than humans could aid in developing personalized medical treatment for sepsis, a disease that causes about 300,000 deaths per ...
Machine learning & AI
Dec 19, 2018
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Human cell death captured for first time
Scientists based at the La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science have discovered that some molecules which are central to the body's defence and immune system are ejected from inside the decomposing cell to form long beaded ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2015
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Spherical nucleic acids set stage for new paradigm in drug development
A research team led by Northwestern University nanomedicine expert Chad A. Mirkin and Sergei Gryaznov of AuraSense Therapeutics is the first to show spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) can be used as potent drugs to effectively ...
Biochemistry
Mar 16, 2015
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Plants detect bacterial endotoxin in similar process to mammals
Similar to humans and animals, plants possess an innate immune system that protects them from invading pathogens. Molecular structures that only occur in pathogens enable their recognition and trigger the immune response. ...
Biotechnology
Mar 3, 2015
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TLR9: Two rings to bind them?
University of Tokyo researchers have elucidated how Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) binds to pathogen DNA, activating the innate immune system. This discovery is vital for the design of new antiviral, antibacterial, allergy and ...
Biochemistry
Feb 9, 2015
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Research team implants human innate immune cells in mice
(Phys.org) —Overcoming a major limitation to the study of the origins and progress of human disease, Yale researchers report that they have transplanted human innate immune cells into mouse models, which resulted in human ...
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2014
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It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm
An essential weapon in the body's fight against infection has come into sharper view. Researchers at Princeton University have discovered the 3D structure of an enzyme that cuts to ribbons the genetic material of viruses ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 1, 2014
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Space flies offer clues about microgravity's impact on astronauts
Fruit flies bred in space are offering scientists a clue as to how astronauts' immune systems may be damaged during prolonged space travel.
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2014
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Research shows that the innate immune system differs between species
In a series of articles, the Molecular Immunology group at the RVC has shown that the innate immune system differs between species.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2013
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