Both commensals and pathogens alike have innovated host-adapted survival strategies throughout the struggle to maintain evolutionary relevance. Successful microbes have found ways to build symbiotic relationships and hosts ...

Prion proteins, although commonly associated with neurodegenerative diseases, are not universally harmful to cells. Instead, prions may allow cells to alter their phenotype in response to adverse environmental conditions ...

Inflammation is the most common cause of death worldwide. Mediated by the innate immune system, inflammation serves as one of the first lines of defense against infection and injury. However, when this natural and healthy ...

Though DNA contains our genes, the expression of genes varies during development and across different cellular conditions. Gene expression can be regulated by the post-translational protein modification of chromatin, such ...