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Putting structure around the genetic basis of some immune diseases

The saying in the design world is that form follows function. But in biology, and protein biology in particular, it would be more correct to say that form begets function. Shape and structure are the...

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Science seen: A “wheel of death” for bacteria

The innate immune system acts like a border patrol for the body, picking up bacteria and other invading pathogens using molecular sensors. One key player is the inflammasome, a multi-protein complex...

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When antibiotics fail: A potential new angle on severe bacterial infection...

Bacterial infections that don’t respond to antibiotics are of rising concern. And so is sepsis — the immune system’s last-ditch, failed attack on infection that ends up being lethal itself. Sepsis is...

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