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Finding DNA Tags in AAV Stacks
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Mar 7, 2024 | 8 min read
Ten years ago, scientists put DNA barcodes in AAV vectors, creating an approach that simplified, expedited, and streamlined AAV screening. 
The Evolution of Bats’ Super Immunity
Niki Spahich, PhD | Jan 10, 2024 | 4 min read
Researchers generated complete genomes of two important bat species and explored their immune- and cancer-related genes.
A close up of a tick held in a pair of forceps, with Kevin Esvelt’s face out of focus in the background.
CRISPR Gene Drives and the Future of Evolution
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.
Different colored cartoon viruses entering holes in a cartoon of a human brain.
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 22, 2024 | 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
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Turning on the Bat Signal
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.
Green and red fluorescent proteins in a zebrafish outline the animal’s vasculature in red and lymphatic system in green in a fluorescent image. Where the two overlap along the bottom of the animal is yellow.
Serendipity, Happenstance, and Luck: The Making of a Molecular Tool
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 10+ min read
The common fluorescent marker GFP traveled a long road to take its popular place in molecular biology today.
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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.
Molecular Biology
The Scientist Staff | Jul 24, 1994 | 2 min read
D.H. Fremont, M. Matsumura, E.A. Stura, P.A. Peterson, I.A. Wilson, "Crystal structures of two viral peptides in complex with murine MHC class I H-2Kb," Science, 257:919-27, 1992. Ian A. Wilson (Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif.): "One of the major issues in molecular immunology is determining how a limited number of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in any individual can
Molecular Biology
The Scientist Staff | Jul 24, 1994 | 2 min read
D.H. Fremont, M. Matsumura, E.A. Stura, P.A. Peterson, I.A. Wilson, "Crystal structures of two viral peptides in complex with murine MHC class I H-2Kb," Science, 257:919-27, 1992. Ian A. Wilson (Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif.): "One of the major issues in molecular immunology is determining how a limited number of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in any individual can
Artist’s rendering of various orange and pink colored bacteria
Q&A: What if Immune Cells Don’t Actually Detect Viruses and Bacteria?
Dan Robitzski | Feb 3, 2023 | 10+ min read
The Scientist spoke with Jonathan Kagan about his idea that immune cells respond to “errors” made by unsuccessful pathogens, not the pathogens themselves.

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