cancer
Infographic: Understanding CAR-T vs TCR Approaches
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 3 min read
Living drugs get a boost from emerging engineering strategies that focus on safety and specificity.
Next-generation CAR and TCR Cancer Therapies
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
From smart receptors to novel biologics, scientists plan to overcome the challenges
of treating solid tumors.
An Overview of High Throughput Screening
Tanvir Khan, PhD | 5 min read
High throughput screening (HTS) relies on liquid handling devices, robotics, plate readers, and data processing software to automatically test a large number of biological, genetic, chemical, or pharmacological samples.
Cancer Vaccination as a Promising New Treatment Against Tumors
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Vaccination has beaten back infections for more than a century. Now, it may be the next big step in battling cancer.
Gazing into Science’s Crystal Ball
Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 3 min read
Basic research successes offer glimpses into future scientific advancements, but the outcomes are subject to change.
Hijacking Viruses: Optimizing Lentivirus-Based Cell Engineering
The Scientist | 1 min read
Filippo Rossignoli discusses the challenges he faced when employing lentiviruses to produce immunotherapies and how he overcame these obstacles.
Bringing Immunotherapy Straight to the Source
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Mar 14, 2024 | 4 min read
Engineered natural killer cells track down cancer cells in the bone marrow.
A Quest for the Holy Grail of Cancer Targets
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 14, 2024 | 5 min read
Christopher Klebanoff hopes that his search for a small fraction of cancer-specific antigens will have a big impact on cancer cell therapies.
Precision Medicine: A New Era in Cancer Therapy
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | 6 min read
Precision medicine helps clinicians tailor individual treatments, addressing genetic mutations, tumor microenvironment variations, and therapeutic resistance.
A Science Sleuth Accuses a Harvard Medical School Neuroscientist of Research Misconduct
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Feb 15, 2024 | 5 min read
Researchers await the outcome of an ongoing investigation into dozens of instances of alleged image problems spanning 29 publications over a period of 23 years.
Toppling the Genetic Dominoes in Bone Metastasis
Laura Tran, PhD | Feb 15, 2024 | 4 min read
A key gene that fuels the molecular cascade driving prostate cancer bone metastasis progression may open avenues for targeted therapies.
The Art and Science of Synthetic Biology
The Scientist | 2 min read
Researchers get creative using bacterial bits and pieces to produce synthetic cells for studying cancer.
Turning Off Metastasis in Breast Cancer
Nathan Ni, PhD | Feb 13, 2024 | 4 min read
An on-off enzyme switch controls metastasis in mice.
All Roads Lead to Genome Editing
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Feb 9, 2024 | 6 min read
Shondra Pruett-Miller has taken many paths in her career with her love of genome editing always as a guiding light.
Aging and Cancer
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | 6 min read
The relationship between aging and cancer is complex, with several shared underlying mechanisms.
A Master Regulator of Gene Expression
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Jan 31, 2024 | 4 min read
A CRISPR-based screening platform helped scientists identify a transcription factor that makes CAR T cells better at killing cancer cells.
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Jan 18, 2024 | 7 min read
Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.
Beyond Skin Deep: Analyzing Melanoma Cells Through Morphology
The Scientist | 1 min read
In this webinar, Evelyn Lattmann will discuss how she examined melanoma cell morphology without labels using an AI-based microscope system.
Advanced Spatial Tools Map Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niches
Niki Spahich, PhD | Jan 15, 2024 | 4 min read
New technologies and archival tissue biopsy samples enable exploration of changes in the bone marrow as people age.
Hijacking Neurons’ Adaptive Abilities
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Jan 3, 2024 | 3 min read
Brain tumors use the brain’s plasticity to promote their own growth.