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3 days ago | 2 min read

Improving RNA Sequencing with FFPE Samples

Samples are commonly stored in a way that degrades RNA. Scientists are devising new ways to overcome this obstacle for RNA sequencing. 
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Aug 26, 2024 | 4 min read

Green Warriors: Algae Microrobots Set to Combat Metastasis

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Study Reveals a Cell-Eat-Cell World
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Aug 13, 2024 | 3 min read
From normal vertebrate development to tumor cell cannibalism, cell-in-cell events occur in many different contexts across the tree of life
Artistic rendering of a tumor cell as a misshapen purple blob, surrounded by spiky pink blobs representing NK cells.
Maintaining NK Cells’ Killer Instincts
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Aug 9, 2024 | 4 min read
A protein in natural killer cells keeps them from turning into more docile counterparts.
A blue T cell attacks a blue cancer cell
Characterizing Cancer via the Immune Response
The Scientist | 1 min read
Researchers explore the immune system to further understand cancer and illuminate therapy development.
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Monitoring Multiple Myeloma Progression through Sequencing
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Aug 2, 2024 | 4 min read
Irene Ghobrial sequences circulating tumor cells in blood samples to genomically profile patients with multiple myeloma.
A 3D rendering of an antibody drug conjugate with attached cytotoxic payloads.
Supporting Antibody-Drug Conjugate Development
The Scientist Staff | Aug 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Industry expertise helps scientists navigate and streamline antibody-drug conjugate research and development.
Exploring the Tumor Microenvironment with Spatial Biology
Exploring the Tumor Microenvironment with Spatial Biology
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
In this webinar, Pinaki Bose and Fei Chen will discuss how scientists use spatial biology techniques to study the tumor microenvironment.
A melanoma on human skin.
Minicells Shut Down Cancer’s Spread 
RJ Mackenzie | Jul 29, 2024 | 4 min read
A nutrient-based nanomedicine stopped runaway tumor growth in mice by firing up a latent metabolic pathway.
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Cancers with an Exceptional Cause
Kamal Nahas, PhD | Jul 18, 2024 | 4 min read
Epigenetic control of gene expression can switch on genes that push cell division into overdrive independently of genetic faults.
T-cell targeting cancer cells
Cell-Based Assays for Immuno-Oncology
Lonza | 1 min read
Cellular immunogenicity and immunotoxicity assays help scientists design, validate, and translate therapeutic research into treatments that weaponize the immune response against cancer.
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Vitamin D Acts via the Microbiome to Boost Cancer Immunity
Nicholas Miliaras, PhD | Jul 12, 2024 | 4 min read
An essential nutrient and the gut flora, thought to have separate but important roles in the immune response, join forces.
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The Evolution of Biobanking and its Role in Precision Oncology
Abhishek Mohanty, PhD | Jul 1, 2024 | 6 min read
Biobanks fuel the multiomics-based practice of personalized oncomedicine and cancer biomarker discovery.
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Understanding the Effects of Extrachromosomal DNA on Cancer
The Scientist | 1 min read
Lukas Chavez uses multiomic techniques to study how extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) contributes to tumor heterogeneity and gene expression changes in medulloblastoma.
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Crushing ChIP Like Never Before
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Jul 1, 2024 | 2 min read
A wayward lab chair ended three days of work in a single footfall for Elinne Becket.
Microscopy image of hepatocytes stained in pink with purple nuclei.
Liver Proteins Keep T Cells Out of Tumors
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Jun 21, 2024 | 4 min read
A new study finds an unexpected role for hepatocytes in anticancer immunity.
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From the Expert: Júlia Crispim da Fontoura on 3D Cell Cultures
The Scientist | 1 min read
Júlia Crispim da Fontoura explains how researchers grow different types of 3D cell cultures.
Three images of a hand with an abrasion progressing from most recently injured (left) to most healed (right).
Stem Cell Plasticity: A Double-Edged Sword
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Jun 14, 2024 | 5 min read
Yejing Ge explores the behavior of skin-resident stem cells in wound repair, cancer, and aging.
Four circular maps of color-coded immune cell types corresponding to the four tumor microenvironment archetypes.
A Bird’s Eye View of the Tumor Microenvironment
Kamal Nahas, PhD | Jun 3, 2024 | 3 min read
Immune cells form different communities throughout a tumor, potentially disrupting how cancers respond to treatments.
An illustration of cells growing in the presence of cytokines.
Advancing Immunotherapy Development with High-Quality Cytokines
The Scientist and Sino Biological | 3 min read
Superior quality cytokines are crucial for reliable research results and the safe production of cancer cell therapies.
Images of tumor organoids acquired using high-speed live cell interferometry.
Evaluating Tumor Heterogeneity with a High Throughput Pipeline
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Jun 3, 2024 | 3 min read
An automated bioprinting and imaging platform allows researchers to examine heterogeneous responses to anticancer drugs within a tumor organoid population.
An illustration showing the DNA inside an immune cell. Other immune cells are shown in the background.&nbsp;
Keeping CAR T Cells Sharp 
Aparna Nathan, PhD | May 21, 2024 | 4 min read
The FOXO1 transcription factor boosts T cells’ memory and reduces dysfunction.
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