Germinal centers are high-speed evolution machines. Tiny clusters in the lymph nodes, germinal centers refine antibodies ...

A vaccine's ability to generate long-lasting, high-affinity antibodies hinges on a delicate balance. Upon exposure to a ...

In the United States, more than 11% of men under the age of 49 are infertile. While the causes are varied and range from ...

If you just found out that you or your child has a germ cell tumor, you may have a lot of questions about what it means and what comes next. There are many kinds of germ cell tumors, and only some ...

Successful high-affinity B cells can proliferate under special conditions that reduce the risk of mutation. Capturing this ...

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

There are three main types of ovarian cancer: epithelial, germ cell, and stromal. Learn about each type’s defining characteristics.

Researchers have identified a novel mechanism through which a protein in barley supports female fertility and could help ...

New research into how a retrovirus is spreading across populations of wild koalas in Queensland, Australia is leading to a ...

The research team has found that a koala population in Australia has evolved a distinctive genomic immunity to a retrovirus.

Single-cell multiomic analyses reveal known and new genes and pathways involved in the development of germ cells and provide a discovery platform for the scientific community.