T cells are some of the immune system's most important warriors. They can stop tumor growth and even fight off severe ...

T cells are a major component to the immune system. They are responsible for identifying and targeting foreign material and ...

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

Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells "accidentally" discovered that different flu viruses ...

How flu viruses enter cells has been directly observed thanks to a new microscopy technique with the potential to revolutionize research on membrane biology, virus–host interactions and drug discovery ...

HIV antivirals may be the key to stopping HTLV-1, a deadly virus with no cure. In a decade-long study, researchers successfully suppressed the virus in mice and discovered a way to kill infected cells ...

A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that the ...

A miniaturized, biomimetic model of the human intestine has successfully reproduced long-term enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) ...

Study shows how cells employ a universal strategy, reliant on TRIM21, to redirect its autophagy machinery to any harmful material tagged with antibodies.

In evolutionary biology, all life on Earth is theoretically part of a single phylogenetic tree, indicating common ancestry.