The immune system is a 'cat's cradle' of networks operating at various levels, comprising a network of genetic and signaling pathways subtending a network of interacting cells. Hence ...

New research by scientists at the Champalimaud Foundation has revealed a surprising new role for the immune system. Their study in mice found that during periods of low energy— such as ...

"But plants don't have mobile, specialized immune cells like we do -- they must come up with an entirely different system where every cell can respond to immune attacks without sacrificing their ...