Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that a gene long known for shaping the skin's physical barrier also plays a crucial role in building and maintaining the skin's ...

When thinking of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs in the ...

Lysozymes are ubiquitous antimicrobial enzymes that serve as a first line of defence across the animal kingdom. By hydrolysing the β-1,4 linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine ...

Researchers at University Medical Center Utrecht have uncovered a previously underappreciated mechanism that helps immune ...

Bacterial immune systems protect against viral invaders called phages by precisely targeting specific phage genetic sequences. This precision provided inspiration and building blocks for ...