The unified picture derives from viewing the innate immune system as a potential 'network' that can distinguish between 'friend' (commensal bacteria) and 'foe' (pathogenic bacteria). Although ...

My research—and in fact my entire career—focuses on one of the fundamental questions of immunology: how the innate immune system’s sensory functions tell self from non-self, such as ...

In a study published today (October 20) in Science Translational Medicine, researchers show that these cells, the most abundant in circulation, also alert the immune system to the presence of bacteria ...

How chronic activation of the innate immune system can lead to cancer The newer paper, led by first author Hexiao Wang, Ph.D.

"Who are you?" This question, in its many variations, is almost inevitable in school applications, job interviews or introspective moments. We spend years, perhaps our entire lives, unraveling the ...