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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
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. 
Transmissible Tumors, 1909
Transmissible Tumors, 1909

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. 

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. 

infectious disease, cancer

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Once More Unto the Breach
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Notes from my first in-person mega-conference in two years
Uncovering Ancient Residual DNA
Uncovering Ancient Residual DNA
The Scientist | Aug 27, 2021 | 1 min read
A look at how ancient events crafted modern human DNA and their potential impact on human health.
Investigating the Immune Response Using Advanced Flow Cytometry
The Scientist | Oct 8, 2020 | 1 min read
Discover how researchers are using flow cytometry to delve into the inner workings of the immune life cycle!
Extreme Biotech: Understanding Extremophile Biology to Impact Human Health
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Jaclyn Winter and Shiladitya DasSarma will discuss how they harness the unique biology of extremophiles for the discovery and development of new therapeutics.
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Image of the Day: 70 Years of Disease Research
Amy Schleunes | Jan 21, 2020 | 1 min read
A video chronicles the course of disease research and prompts questions about where scientists may focus their studies in the future.
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Infographic: When Cancers Become Parasites
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Only a handful of contagious cancers are known to exist, yet they have attracted an increasing number of researchers worldwide trying to understand how and why they arise.
Caught on Camera
The Scientist | May 1, 2018 | 1 min read
Selected rare-disease Images of the Day from the-scientist.com
Tasmanian Devil Antibodies Fight Cancer
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The proteins could be the key to stopping the transmissible facial tumor disease that is threatening the species.
TS Picks: March 16, 2016
Kerry Grens | Mar 16, 2016 | 2 min read
Corrections give belated credit for immunotherapy; mosquitoes have been bugging us long before Zika; the bright side of irreproducibility 
Week in Review: February 22–26
Jef Akst | Feb 26, 2016 | 3 min read
Questions about how E. coli evolves; spermatids in a dish; fighting bacteria with virus-like molecule; what drives metastasis; antibodies fight Ebola in monkeys
Week in Review: August 5–9
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Flu researchers propose H7N9 studies; NIH makes deal to share HeLa genome; herbal “remedies” can cause cancer; scientists record grid cell activity in humans
Cancer Drug Flushes Out HIV
Jef Akst | Jul 26, 2012 | 2 min read
An approved cancer therapeutic makes hiding HIV susceptible to antiviral therapy.
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