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Virus infection: may the (binding) force be with you?

Virus-related infections are diseases we have all experienced. From the common flu or cold to hepatitis, mononucleosis, and AIDS, viruses are the lead cause of numerous illnesses. Even though trillions of virus particles peacefully occupy our inner body, some others are real troublemakers. But why... click to read more

Martin Delguste | PhD student at Louvain Institute of Bimolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium

David Alsteens | Professor at Louvain Institute of Bimolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium

virus

atomic force microscopy

infection

attachement

Reading time 4 min

published on Jan 11, 2019

A new way to go gray

Although gray hair is often seen as just another sign of getting older, for us at the Harris Lab it’s a window into the mysterious world of stem cells and their role in aging and tissue regeneration. Hair color depends on a specialized set of... click to read more

Christopher R. Keys | Researcher at Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Melissa Harris | Assistant Professor at Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

gray hair

melanocytes

MITF

melanocyte stem cell

virus

immune

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Nov 23, 2018