Mosquito-borne diseases are incredibly difficult to combat due to the vast array of biological tools the mosquito has for finding humans and obtaining a blood meal. Nu[...]

Wolbachia pipientis is one of the most abundant endosymbionts carried by approximately half of all insect species as well as some filarial nematodes, mites, and crusta[...]

Valve endothelial cells (VECs) and the underlying layer of valve interstitial cells (VICs) are critical regulators of the heart valve homeostasis and pathologies such [...]

Sea-level rise is causing an increase in tidal flooding in coastal urban areas. Extreme high tides, also known as king tides, are peak tide moments in which tidal ampl[...]

Melanoma is a cancer that is caused when pigment producing cells called melanocytes acquire cellular damage and begin to proliferate. Some major factors that affect me[...]

While we have known that HIV causes AIDS for almost 40 years and despite numerous efforts to develop a vaccine, a vaccine to prevent HIV infection is not yet available[...]

SK-channels (SKs) are small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels that are involved in the hyperpolarization of neurons and other excitable cells. Calmoduli[...]

Melanocytes are pigment-producing cells which are distributed throughout various regions of the body. Cutaneous melanocytes (CM) are found in the skin and hair follicl[...]

The biophysical study of proteins has allowed an improved understanding of the relationship between form and function. This relationship is the basis of allostery, the[...]

The presence of melanocytes in the aortic valves of mice have shown to be influencing the process of elastogenesis. In humans, this extracellular matrix component prov[...]