All The Rockefeller University articles
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NewsGene therapy may block HIV transmission during breastfeeding, study shows
Delivering broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1 to newborns via gene therapy provided them with multi-year protection from HIV/AIDS infection, according to an animal study.
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NewsNew tool helps predict antibiotic resistance
Researchers have developed a platform that identifies drug resistance genes already circulating in the environment before they emerge in the clinic and directly couples this information to the design of resistance-evasive antibiotics.
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NewsDigging into a decades-old hepatitis B mystery suggests a new potential treatment
In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, researchers have identified a vulnerability that opens the door to new treatments.
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NewsNew findings on TB could change how we treat inflammatory disorders
Researchers have found rare mutation that leaves its carriers much more likely to become ill with TB—but, curiously, not with other infectious diseases, potentially upending long-held assumptions about the immune system.
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NewsWhen it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different
Humans and baker’s yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies.
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NewsScientists uncover how bacteria recognize viral invasion and activate immune defenses
Researchers have discovered that bacteria sense phages via a defensive response called CBASS that detects viral RNA.
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NewsGum disease may lie at the root of some arthritis flare-ups
New research may help to explain why patients with gum disease are less likely to respond to rheumatoid arthritis treatments.