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How structural biology solved a 110-year immunological mystery

  In December last year, a new research paper revealed how a protein called perforin – the ‘bullet’ of the immune system – kills rogue cells in our body. How these immune pore-forming proteins function...

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Killer skills of a neutrophil

Catherine Carver meets the unsung super soldiers in each and every one of us. I’d like to tell you a secret. I am a superhero. I can devour my enemies whole, release my own chemical weapons and trap...

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Wellcome Trust Research Round-up 10.08.15

Our fortnightly round-up of news from the Wellcome Trust Community Virus-cell interactions unravelled New Wellcome-Trust funded research has found that our cells are able to use the viruses that infect...

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