One Health - ‘joining the dots’

Joining the immunological dots in recurrent miscarriage.

While raised cellular immunity mediated by T helper (Th) 1 type cells may be harmful for the developing embryo/foetus, it is likely that Th2 type immunity may be helpful. The role of natural killer (NK) cells is presently underestimated, although they are clearly important in angiogenesis and the coordinated invasion of the decidua by the trophoblast. Deficient T regulatory cell (Treg) function...

Morphogenesis: Joining the Dots to Shape an Embryo

In the study of morphogenesis, how upstream signalling events are intricately linked to downstream cytoskeletal organisation is not entirely understood. Recent work in the Drosophila embryo has begun to shed light on this problem.

Antigenic Variation in Trypanosoma brucei: Joining the DOTs

Joining forces for children's health.

From airborne particulatesto pesticide-laden fruit, children probably encounter more pollutants than adults. Because their bodies are rapidly developing, children may react more strongly to these toxins, too. The NIEHS hopes to learn more about how several hazardous agents specifically affect kids. Together, the NIEHS and the EPA are spending $10 million to establish up to six Centers for Child...

Joining the quantum state of two photons into one

Photons are the ideal carriers of quantum information for communication1,2. Each photon can have a single or multiple qubits encoded in its internal quantum state, as defined by optical degrees of freedom such as polarization, wavelength, transverse modes and so on3,4. However, as photons do not interact, multiplexing and demultiplexing the quantum information across photons has not been possib...