The Purdue University researcher is one of the first to examine the molecular processes that underlie infection by soil microbes. Shawna was an editor at The Scientist from 2017 through 2022. She ...

Researchers have unveiled a novel immune mechanism by which tandem kinases combat pathogen invasion: an atypical NLR protein, WTN1 (Wheat Tandem NBD 1), partners with the tandem kinase WTK3 to ...

Still, the pathogens navigate to find vulnerable entry points in the gut that would allow them to invade and infect the body. A team of UC Davis Health researchers has discovered a novel ...