In a recent perspective review, researchers attempt to collate and discuss scientific knowledge on the concept of the ‘immune self’ and use raw T cell assays, nine amino-long pathogen-derived peptides ...

A new review by Dr. Ruyuan Wang and an international team of researchers explores the complex interactions between the innate and adaptive immune systems, shedding light on regulatory mechanisms in ...

Neutralizing antibodies and memory T cells are two components of adaptive immunity conferred by viral infection or vaccination. Neutralizing antibodies physically bind to viruses to block them from ...

The immune-boosting power of a fever is surprisingly ancient. Cold-blooded creatures like fish typically move to warmer environments to help fight infections. In one fish species, Nile tilapia, that ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

The evolutionary origin of adaptive immune receptors is difficult to study below the phylogenetic level of the jawed vertebrates because PCR methods yield a high number of artefacts. In November 4 ...

A new type of highly variable lymphocyte receptor discovered in the lamprey suggests two distinct evolutionary strategies to generate receptor diversity in vertebrates, according to a Nature paper ...

The human body’s defensive lineup is impressive—from made-to-order antibodies to natural-born killers. Here’s how it wards off sickness in every season. When pathogens invade our bodies—in the form of ...