Turning genes on and off is like flipping a light switch, controlling whether genes in a cell are active. When a gene is ...

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers are using a tumor organoid system to examine the effects of metabolites secreted by bacteria on a specialized immunotherapy – immune ...

Digital PCR is a specialized tool for nucleic acid quantification, which has applications in many research areas including those in microbiology and virology research. Leveraging optical multiplexing, ...

When our immune system reacts, it doesn’t just fight microbes; it also changes the gut environment. This study shows that during inflammation, our body releases long-chain unsaturated fatty acids ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers report that the heterogeneity of Group A streptococcal infections and the transition of local to systemic infections ...

In humans and other eukaryotes, two principal epigenetic marks are known. A team has discovered a third, novel epigenetic mark -- one formerly known only in bacteria -- in bdelloid rotifers, small ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have ...