Tag: trigger
Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade
Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade A special class of immune proteins protect us from pathogens but also drive inflammation and cell death By Viviane Callier edited by Tanya Lewis A model showing proteins called death fold domains (green) telling a caspase enzyme (blue) to kill the cell after…
Why Hurricanes like Erin Trigger Rip Currents Hundreds of Miles Away
Why Hurricanes like Erin Trigger Rip Currents Hundreds of Miles Away From Miami to Maine, the East Coast is under moderate or high rip current risk advisories because of Hurricane Erin By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson On August 19 Hurricane Erin is crawling past the Bahamas as a strong Category 2 storm and…
Shifting tuna populations could trigger ‘climate justice issue’: study
Despite their small size, Pacific Island nations and territories are a powerhouse in the fishing industry, contributing more than a third of the global tuna catch. However, the tide could soon turn for these islands — and not for the better. Fueled by greenhouse gas emissions, ocean warming will alter the habitats of tuna, causing…