An underwater unravelling of the immune landscape

This blog post is provided by Christyn Bailey and Helmut Segner and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper ‘It’s a hard knock life for some: heterogeneity in infection life-history of salmonids influences parasite disease outcomes‘, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. You can also listen to the blog post on Soundcloud. The role of immunity on a population-level has garnered broad … Continue reading An underwater unravelling of the immune landscape

Julie SheardJuly 22, 2021October 27, 2021Leave a comment

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Self-medication: how to use macronutrients to better survive infections

This blog post is provided by Fleur Ponton, Senior Lecturer in Insect Biology at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Fleur and her team are investigating the relationship between nutrition, immunology and gut microbiota, primarily using flies as model species, this blog discusses her recent paper in the journal. Infection and nutrition are intimately linked. Nutrients in the diet play a fundamental role in sustaining an … Continue reading Self-medication: how to use macronutrients to better survive infections