Cancer cells are covered in mutated proteins, called “neoantigens,” that are not found on healthy cells. Personalized cancer vaccines train the immune system to recognize a patient’s unique neoantigens and then find and destroy the cancer cells. Read more in…
We now know that cells can flirt dangerously with the boundary of death — and perhaps even cross it entirely — yet regain their lost function. Read more in quantamagazine Cellular Life, Death and Everything in Between By Elizabeth Svoboda…
Viruses are literally raining on us from the sky all the time. In fact, hundreds of millions of viruses per day are deposited above the lowest layer of the atmosphere – much more than anyone suspected. Read more in Science…
Some cells experience a state of “cellular senescence,” where the cells stop dividing altogether. A research by Unity Biotechnology shows that these senescent cells in naturally-aging mice can extend their life span and delay age-related decline learn more in fast company Clear…
Unlike humans, salamanders can re-grow lost limbs. Essentially, all their cells are stem cells, blank slates capable of becoming any type of tissue. Now, scientists are tapping the same possibilities in human adult stem cells in order to repair tendons,…
