Her recent molecular biology publication is impenetrable to a lay reader. Its title is “Ribosomal stalk protein silencing partially corrects the ΔF508-CFTR functional expression defect.” To ...

Early flu exposure helps immunity against H5N1 infection, with older adults having stronger antibody responses.

This boosted the immune response to the vaccine overall, and in some cases, even improved antibody responses to the head region of the protein as well. “Antibodies against the stalk work differently,” ...

The stalk is an important part of the Ebola virus ... Antibody mAb 3A6 takes advantage of this little protein dance. It has such a strong affinity for its viral target that it can slip between ...