Innate immunity constitutes the body’s first line of defence against invading pathogens. This ancient, evolutionarily conserved system is activated within minutes of encountering foreign agents, ...

Caenorhabditis elegans has emerged as a robust model for dissecting the fundamental mechanisms of innate immunity and host–pathogen interactions. Despite lacking an adaptive immune system, C. elegans ...

Albert Einstein objected when people called him a genius. He argued against people’s insistence that he had any natural advantages, that he’d been born exceptionally intelligent. Instead, he credited ...