The science of motion Eadweard Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion, plate 631, depicting the thoroughbred bay horse, Bouquet, c. 1887. (Image: University of Pennsylvania Archives) The science of motion Eadweard Muybridge’s “Animal Locomotion,” part of the Muybridge collection at Penn, is one of the earliest attempts to use photography as a scientific tool. 1 min. read
Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory Image: iStock/cgtoolbox Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have found that YY1 knockout pro-B cells can generate T lineage cells helping B cells produce antibodies.
Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen Image: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the nervous system. 3 min. read