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Gamma Delta T-Cells
Gamma Delta T-Cells: are T-Cells that have a distinct T-Cell receptor on their surface. Most T-Cells are composed of two glycoprotein chains but gamma delta cells have a TCR that is made up of one gamma chain and one delta chain. These cells are most commonly found in the gut mucosa.
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MAR 27, 2023Immunology
In the gut, the immune system has to maintain tissue health and prevent infection, while also tolerating the presence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2022Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20 ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 11, 2022Immunology
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Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Immunology
One causes red, scaly patches on the skin, and the other triggers breathing difficulties, but there are some common thre ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2021Microbiology
Our health is closely connected to the community of microbes we carry in our gut. For example, these microbes have a pow ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2019Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2019Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlAUG 29, 2018Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 09, 2018Immunology
The protein complex mTORC1 has been shown to integrate metabolic and signaling activity to determine the fate of T cell ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 12, 2017Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAR 27, 2023
Immunology
In the gut, the immune system has to maintain tissue health and prevent infection, while also tolerating the presence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2022
Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 11, 2022
Immunology
T cells are on the front lines of the immune system, and many reside in the blood and lymph nodes, surveying for and res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
From the beginning of the pandemic to late January 2022 during the Omicron wave, the CDC estimates that 43% of the US po
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 09, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Immunology
One causes red, scaly patches on the skin, and the other triggers breathing difficulties, but there are some common thre
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2021
Microbiology
Our health is closely connected to the community of microbes we carry in our gut. For example, these microbes have a pow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2019
Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2019
Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
AUG 29, 2018
Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 09, 2018
Immunology
The protein complex mTORC1 has been shown to integrate metabolic and signaling activity to determine the fate of T cell
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 12, 2017
Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans