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Infographic: Vaccinating Against Tumors

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 1 min read

Cancer vaccines offer the opportunity to use the patient’s own immune system in the fight against tumors.

A needle drawing up fluid from an unlabeled vial.

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.

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.

A scientist not in frame is holding a plant leave with forceps in one hand and a petri dish with more leaves in the other.

Mean, Green, Antibody-producing Machines

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Dec 1, 2023 | 2 min read

A plant-based monoclonal antibody goes head-to-head with its commercial counterpart to target tumors in mice.

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.

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.

Mutational Signature Indicates Risk of Kidney Cancer Recurrence

Holly Barker, PhD | Mar 1, 2023 | 2 min read

DNA sequencing can identify mutations that predict recurrence of renal cell carcinoma and may help low-risk patients avoid unnecessary treatment, a study finds.

Jumping Genes Put a Target on Cancerous Cells

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Feb 14, 2023 | 4 min read

Two studies find that tumor-specific antigens are often peptides that result from a splicing event between exons and transposable elements.

New Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy

The Scientist | 2 min read

An expert panel will discuss the interplay between cancer and the immune system, and how researchers develop immunotherapies and other immune-supporting strategies against cancer.

Opinion: Stopping the Cancer Cells that Thrive on Chemotherapy

Chengsheng Wu, David Cheresh, and Sara Weis; The Conversation | Jan 17, 2023 | 5 min read

Research into how pancreatic tumors adapt to stress could lead to a new treatment approach.

A black-and-white photo of a person’s hands holding a black-and-white barred chicken. The feathers of its breast have been pulled back to reveal a large tumor.

Transmissible Tumors, 1909

Katherine Irving | Jan 2, 2023 | 2 min read

Pathologist Peyton Rous made a groundbreaking discovery in the early 20th century, but his work wasn’t widely recognized until more than 40 years later.

How Can Core Labs Help You Get Started with NGS?

The Scientist | 1 min read

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) core facility scientists and researchers new to NGS discuss their fruitful collaborations, highlighting how to receive expert help from genomics facilities.

An artist’s rendition of transcription inside a nucleus

Hypertranscription by Tumors Is Linked to Poorer Cancer Outcomes: Study

Sophie Fessl, PhD | Dec 13, 2022 | 3 min read

The extent to which transcription is higher in tumor cells than in surrounding nontumor cells is associated with bad prognoses in several cancer types.

2022 Top 10 Innovations

The Scientist | Dec 12, 2022 | 10+ min read

This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.