A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he comes to see the necessity of those hard bodies, in the constitution of this earth, or for the permanency of the land on which we dwell, and when he finds that there are means wise...
Bacterial nanotubes are membranous structures that have been reported to function as conduits between cells to exchange DNA, proteins, and nutrients. Here, we investigate the morphology and formation of bacterial nanotubes using Bacillus subtilis. We sho
Ankylosing spondylitis is a male-predominant disease and previous study revealed that estrogens have an anti-inflammatory effect on the spondyloarthritis (SpA) manifestations in zymosan-induced SKG mice. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of selecti
is highly variable, depending on the ethnic background. HLA class I alleles, e.g.,A*24, andB*39, also contribute to the diabetes risk [18]. In adulthood, besides HLA genes, other genes gain relevance. Genome-wide association analyses of adult-onset T1D yielded more than 50 non-HLA ...