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Illuminating Specimens Through Live Cell Imaging
Charlene Lancaster, PhD
| Mar 14, 2024
| 8 min read
Live cell imaging is a powerful microscopy technique employed by scientists to monitor molecular processes and cellular behavior in real time.
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.
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.
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.
COVID-19 Infections May Reshape Genetic Landscape
Holly Barker, PhD
| Mar 30, 2023
| 3 min read
SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers structural changes in the host cell’s DNA, which provide a molecular explanation for long COVID, a new study suggests.
Infographic: Plants Deploy Exosomes to Stop Alien Invaders
Amanda Keener
| Feb 1, 2019
| 2 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.
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.
A Movable Defense
Eugene V. Koonin and Mart Krupovic
| Jan 1, 2015
| 10 min read
In the evolutionary arms race between pathogens and hosts, genetic elements known as transposons are regularly recruited as assault weapons for cellular defense.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
One Protein to Rule Them All
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Feb 28, 2024
| 10+ min read
p53 is possibly the most important protein for maintaining cellular function. Losing it is synonymous with cancer.
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