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Crushing ChIP Like Never Before
A wayward lab chair ended three days of work in a single footfall for Elinne Becket.
Crushing ChIP Like Never Before
Crushing ChIP Like Never Before

A wayward lab chair ended three days of work in a single footfall for Elinne Becket.

A wayward lab chair ended three days of work in a single footfall for Elinne Becket.

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Single Domain Antibodies: Small but Mighty Therapeutics
The Scientist | Mar 22, 2024 | 1 min read
Discover the benefits of VHH antibody-based therapies.
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Turning Off Metastasis in Breast Cancer
Nathan Ni, PhD | Feb 13, 2024 | 4 min read
An on-off enzyme switch controls metastasis in mice. 
Spherical viruses with spiked membrane proteins on their surfaces surround larger suspended cancer cells. 
Introduction to Oncolytic Virotherapy 
Amielle Moreno, PhD | 8 min read
Oncolytic virotherapy selectively attacks tumors and triggers both immediate and long-lasting immune responses. 
The Vaginal Microbiome is Finally Getting Recognized
Hannah Thomasy, PhD, Drug Discovery News | Sep 25, 2023 | 10+ min read
Vaginal dysbiosis has long been a taboo subject, but studying and optimizing the vaginal microbiome could be a game changer for women's health.
3D rendered medical illustration of T cells trying to subdue cancer cells.
How Tumors Tire Out T Cells
Bruker Cellular Analysis | Jul 19, 2023 | 1 min read
Researchers investigated how cancer antigenicity drives unique forms of T cell exhaustion and hypofunctionality.
Sino Biological 
CAR Technology in Cancer Therapy: From CAR-T to CAR-NK
The Scientist and Sino Biological | 4 min read
From early target discovery to preclinical development stages, researchers explore novel strategies for effective cell therapies in cancer treatment.
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Tasmanian Devils Face Threats from Rapidly Evolving Facial Cancers 
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Jun 30, 2023 | 3 min read
A genetic study tracked the evolution of two transmissible cancers currently ravaging populations of Tasmanian devils.
Green and brown illustration of cancer cells in front of a peach and yellow background.
Bacterial Tractor Beams Bring Radiation to Tumors
Rachael Moeller Gorman | Apr 17, 2023 | 3 min read
Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.
From histopathology to multiplex immunohistochemistry and spatial transcriptomics, learn how to obtain the appropriate profiling depth to match cancer classification needs.
Broadening Tumor Molecular Profiling Horizons
Canopy Biosciences | 1 min read
From histopathology to multiplex immunohistochemistry and spatial transcriptomics, learn how to obtain the appropriate profiling depth to match cancer classification needs.
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Cancer Cells Gather Speed in Thicker Fluids
Holly Barker, PhD | Nov 22, 2022 | 4 min read
Viscous solutions accelerate the migration of tumor cells and may enable metastasis, according to a new study.
A purple-stained section of an invasive breast cancer growth. The dark purple non-fatty tissue takes up the majority of the frame, and pale purple circular tumors grow in ducts in the bottom left.
Harboring Hard and Soft Cells Lets Tumors Grow and Metastasize Simultaneously
Katherine Irving | Oct 17, 2022 | 4 min read
Islands of rigid cells within a matrix of soft ones allow tumors to be both solid and fluid, granting them toughness without losing the ability to break apart.
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Setting Better Traps for PARP Inhibitors
The Scientist and BPS Bioscience | 4 min read
An innovative assay permits researchers to screen for small molecule PARP inhibitors that trap the enzyme on DNA and selectively execute cancer cells.
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Fred Hutch Receives $710 Million Gift from the Bezos Family
Shawna Williams | Oct 13, 2022 | 1 min read
The donation will fund recruitment, research facilities, clinical research, and immunotherapy research.
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Nanoparticles Spur Mouse Immune System to Attack Cancer
Shafaq Zia | Sep 13, 2022 | 2 min read
A study finds that engineered exosomes are effective in mice, but their potential use in humans raises safety questions.  
Enhancing the Efficacy of CAR-T Cell Therapies
The Scientist Creative Services Team in Collaboration with IsoPlexis | 1 min read
Jessica Morris will discuss strategies to improve CAR-T cell targeting, activation, and killing capabilities.
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Renee Wegrzyn Tapped to Head ARPA-H
Andy Carstens | Sep 12, 2022 | 2 min read
As the new agency’s director, the DARPA veteran will spearhead a high-risk, high-reward approach to biomedical research.
Histological slide showing cancerous prostate tissue
2D Genetic Map of Prostate Cells Charts Cancer Growth
Holly Barker, PhD | Aug 23, 2022 | 4 min read
An in situ map of copy number variations in prostate tissue reveals that purportedly cancerous genomic changes frequently occur in the healthy tissue surrounding tumors.
Best of Cancer Research
The Scientist | 1 min read
This collection of articles from The Scientist explores some of the latest cancer research!
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White House Names Monica Bertagnolli as NCI Director
Andy Carstens | Aug 10, 2022 | 2 min read
The announcement confirms earlier reports that Bertagnolli will become the first woman to lead the National Cancer Institute since its founding in 1937.
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