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As key players in the body's first line of defense, NK cells detect and neutralize invading pathogens.

The Atukorale Lab draws inspiration from how pathogens naturally stimulate the immune system.

Climate change may be rewriting the map of disease - and even the rarest pathogens may not stay rare for long.

Studies show these droppings contain at least seven types of zoonotic pathogens that can cause diseases such as pneumonia, fungal infections and even lung damage in humans.

Using messenger RNA as an intermediary in their actions, the vaccines instruct the body how to manufacture parts of a pathogen that its immune system can recognize and fight.