Non-immune cells play a crucial and often underappreciated role in host defense against invading pathogens. Beyond serving as passive physical barriers, ...
For decades, neuroscience textbooks described the inside of a mouse’s nose as a loosely organized patchwork: olfactory ...
Before invaders can be stopped, they must first be detected, and this is accomplished by pattern recognition receptors located on the surface of plant cells. The ability of these receptors to detect ...