Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is defined by the triad of mechanical hemolytic anemia,
thrombocytopenia and renal impairment. Atypical HUS (aHUS) defines non Shiga-toxin …

The complement cascade is an ancient immune‐surveillance system that not only provides
protection from pathogen invasion but has also evolved to participate in physiological …

Spider silk threads have exceptional mechanical properties such as toughness, elasticity
and low density, which reach maximum values compared to other fibre materials. They are …

Synthetic biology has been developing rapidly in the last decade and is attracting increasing
attention from many plant biologists. The production of high-value plant-specific secondary …

Molecular farming, long considered a promising strategy to produce valuable recombinant
proteins not only for human and veterinary medicine, but also for agriculture and industry …

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) denotes a general pattern of glomerular
injury that is easily recognized by light microscopy. With additional studies, MPGN …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an inflammatory disease, which causes visual
impairment and blindness in older people. The proteins of the complement system are …

Malaria is still an eminent threat to major parts of the world population mainly in sub-
Saharan Africa. Researchers around the world continuously seek novel solutions to either …

Plants characteristically alternate between haploid gametophytic and diploid sporophytic
stages. Meiosis and fertilization respectively initiate these two different ontogenies 1. Genes …

Abstract Background The moss Physcomitrella patens as a model species provides an
important reference for early-diverging lineages of plants and the release of the genome in …