What if cattle were selected not only for their productivity, but also for their resistance to disease? A study conducted by a team of scientists combining systemic immunology, genomics and machine ...

A new study provides insights into how a family of immune proteins in plants confers disease resistance. The study builds on previous research by the same research group, which highlighted the ...

Viral infections impose a threat to any living organism 1. Adaptations to defend organisms against deleterious effects of viral infections are thus expected to appear during evolution. Our ...

Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have ...

* Animal fats in diet weaken immune cells fighting tumors and speed cancer growth in obesity * Plant fats like palm oil preserve immune function and reduce tumor //progression in obese models * ...