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2024 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 14, 2023 | 10 min read
This year’s Breakthrough Prizes honor advances in CAR T cancer therapies, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
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The Scientist's Journal Club: Transcriptomics
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 2 min read
Scientists discuss their latest findings on immune cell dynamics, neurodegenerative disease risk factors, and rare cell types obtained from bulk and single cell RNA sequencing experiments.
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Ian Wilmut, Famed Scientist Who Led the Creation of Dolly the Sheep, Died at 79
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Sep 12, 2023 | 3 min read
Knighted in 2008, Sir Ian Wilmut revolutionized the field of cloning, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine.
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Glycogen Metabolism May Play a Key Role in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Sep 11, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers discover that glycogen and N-linked glycans accumulate in fibrotic regions of the lung and may be important for therapy development.
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Exploring Preclinical Models for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team and Altis BioSystems | 4 min read
Learn how epithelial monolayer models help researchers discover effective therapies and biomarkers for inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Trimming Undruggable Cancer Targets
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Sep 13, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers took aim at mucins, glycoproteins that protect cancer cells from drugs and the immune response, and engineered a revolutionary targeted tool for oncology and beyond.
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A Long and Unhealthy Life?
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Sep 13, 2023 | 3 min read
A new mouse model shows that the Myc protein has complex effects on aging and cancer.
How to Speed Up Cell Therapy Development Processes
How to Speed Up Cell Therapy Development Processes
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Patrick Schmidt will explore how to streamline CAR T cell product manufacturing processes for immunotherapy. 
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Poor Cancer Prognosis Associated with a Transcriptional Signature
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Sep 11, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers connect a tumor’s leading edge transcriptional profile to poor survival outcomes across cancer types. 
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Keeping Older Muscles Strong
Hannah Thomasy, PhD, Drug Discovery News | Sep 5, 2023 | 5 min read
From stem cell-recruiting gels to hormone cycle restoration, Tracy Criswell has big ideas about how to combat age-related decline in muscle regeneration.
New Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy
New Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
An expert panel will discuss the interplay between cancer and the immune system, and how researchers develop immunotherapies and other immune-supporting strategies against cancer. 
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Cancer Cells Need Fatty Acids to Survive in the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD, Drug Discovery News | Aug 30, 2023 | 3 min read
Using a mouse model of breast cancer brain metastasis, researchers showed that tumor cells require fatty acid synthesis to grow, which offers a potential therapeutic target.
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Closing the Gaps in the Human Genome: Why Y Was the Final Hurdle
Kamal Nahas, PhD | Aug 28, 2023 | 4 min read
For two decades, scientists struggled to fully sequence the Y chromosome. Finally, researchers have mapped its full length thanks to recent advances in sequencing technology.
Turning the PAGE: Tips for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
Turning the PAGE: Tips for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Kelly Wolfe will discuss the dos and don’ts of protein electrophoresis and western blotting.
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