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tag defense immunology
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.
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.
Giant Virus Has CRISPR-like Immune Defense
Kerry Grens
| Mar 2, 2016
| 2 min read
The genome of a mimivirus strain resistant to a virophage has repeated phage sequences alongside nuclease- and helicase-coding sections.
Top 7 in immunology
Edyta Zielinska
| Jan 10, 2011
| 3 min read
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in immunology, from Faculty of 1000
Human Protein Dissolves Bacterial Membranes
Abby Olena, PhD
| Jul 15, 2021
| 4 min read
The protein, apolipoprotein L3, destroys invading microbes by acting as a detergent in the cytosol.
The Role of Mom’s Microbes During Pregnancy
Carolyn A. Thomson and Kathy D. McCoy
| Aug 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria in the gut influence the production of antibodies and themselves secrete metabolites. In a pregnant woman, these compounds may influence immune development of her fetus.
The Brain’s Immune Cells Stand Sentinel Against Viral Invasion
Ashley Yeager
| Oct 1, 2020
| 4 min read
Some viruses, possibly even SARS-CoV-2, can sneak into the brain through the nose. Recent studies show that microglia are ready for them when they do.
T Cells and Neurons Talk to Each Other
Ashley Yeager
| Oct 1, 2020
| 10+ min read
Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.
Exosomes Make Their Debut in Plant Research
Amanda Keener
| Feb 1, 2019
| 10+ min read
A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.
Immune System Maintains Brain Health
Amanda B. Keener
| Nov 1, 2016
| 10+ min read
Once thought only to attack neurons, immune cells turn out to be vital for central nervous system function.
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