Nandita Jayaraj

A molecule called IRF3 had recently been identified as crucial for the body to activate an innate immune response against polynephritis. Mice without the Irf3 gene developed severe symptoms, uncontrolled inflammation and kidney damage. Credit: scoregasm/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Can We Fight Bacterial Infections by Killing ‘Bad’ Inflammation?

Nandita Jayaraj 02/05/2016

As resistance to antibiotics peaks, alternative strategies to fight...

An installation depicting chromosomes at the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, Paris, December 2015. Credit: Herman Pijpers/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Chromosomes Have A Lot to Talk About – Here’s How They Do it

Nandita Jayaraj 24/04/2016

The two chromosomes of cholera bacteria were shown to...

A mosquito. Credit: edans/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

An Eventful April 2016 So Far for Zika Research

Nandita Jayaraj 19/04/2016

We know a lot more about the origins of...

ncylostoma caninum, a type of hookworm, attached to the intestinal mucosa. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Sometimes, (Parasitic) Worms Come With Perks

Nandita Jayaraj 15/04/2016

Intestinal worms continue to be bad news in most...

A representation of the surface of the Zika virus with protruding envelope glycoproteins (red) shown. Credit: Kuhn and Rossmann research groups, Purdue University

Ultra-HD Map of Zika Virus Reveals Important Structural Secrets

Nandita Jayaraj 31/03/2016

An up-close and personal view of the notorious virus...

A firefighter involved in a sanitation drive to protect against mosquito-borne diseases in Brasilia. Credit: agenciabrasilia/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Zika: ‘The More We Know, the Worse Things Look’

Nandita Jayaraj 26/03/2016

WHO concedes that there's still no scientific proof that...

Noses. Credit: kitpfish/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Human Noses Worse Than Their Ancestors’ at Air Conditioning. Did Evolution Go Wrong?

Nandita Jayaraj 25/03/2016

A new study on nasal air conditioning in humans...