Severe infections increase the risk of dementia independently of other coexisting illnesses, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Pyry Sipilä of the ...

Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

An article highlights new insights into the PARIS, an immune system that bacteria use to respond to viral infections. Scientists at Montana State University have been studying unique immune systems ...

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