marcus a. banks

Marcus A. Banks

Marcus is a science and health journalist based in New York City. He graduated from the Science Health and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University in 2019, and earned a master’s in Library and Information Science from Dominican University in 2002. He’s written for Slate, Undark, Spectrum, and Cancer Today.

Articles by Marcus A. Banks

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Neuron-Released Protein Can Set Off Inflammation: Study

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p53 Unleashes Endogenous Retroviruses to Tackle Tumors: Study

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Optical Genome Mapping Works Well in Detecting Cancer Risk

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COVID-19 Vaccines Work in People with Cancer: Study

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John Pawelek, Who Explored the Causes of Metastasis, Dies at 79

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Cancer Metastasizes Via Fusion of Tumor and Immune Cells: Study

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FDA-Led Consortium Details Improvements Needed in Liquid Biopsies

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Cancer Cells Parasitize Other Ones to Survive: Study

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Cones Derived from Human Stem Cells Help Mice See: Study

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Cancer Cells Could Travel Through the Interstitium: Study

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Cerebellum Plays Crucial Role in Metabolizing Alcohol in Mice

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Researchers Develop Standards for Reporting Polygenic Risk Scores

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Some Children with COVID-19 or MIS-C Face Kidney Injury: Study

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NIH Halts Outpatient COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Trial

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Regeneron Cocktail Stumbles Against SARS-CoV-2 Variant in Vitro

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

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Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Enhancing Therapeutic Antibody Discovery with Cross-Platform Workflows

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

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Scaling Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing for Optimal Productivity

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Putting Pathogens to the Test with Wastewater Surveillance

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Generating High-Quality mRNA for In Vivo Delivery with lipid nanoparticles

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Tecan introduces Veya: bringing digital, scalable automation to labs worldwide