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Funding Disruptions in Cancer Research Affect Patients’ Lives, Scientists Say

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Galloping Towards a Better Understanding of Cancer

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Colorectal Cancer and Childhood Exposure to a Common Gut Bacteria

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10x Genomics and A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore Launch TISHUMAP Study to Advance AI-Driven Drug Target Discovery

10x Genomics | | 2 min read

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Ancestry Bias Could Cause CRISPR Screens to Veer Off-target

Rohini Subrahmanyam, PhD | | 4 min read

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Genetic Variability Affects How Tumors Respond to Immunotherapy

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

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A Sea Cucumber Sugar Blocks a Key Cancer Enzyme

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

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Cancer Survivors Increasingly Face Fertility Issues—What Can Be Done to Help?

Diana Kwon | | 9 min read

Discover how to streamline tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte production.

Producing Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapeutics

Cytiva | | 1 min read

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Biologics Offer a Vast Toolbox for Disease Treatment

Uzma Rentia | | 8 min read

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Mapping Tumor Terrain with Spatial Biology Tools

Leica BiosystemsandThe Scientist Staff | | 3 min read

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Advances in Methylation Detection and Custom Capture Panels

Twist Bioscience | | 1 min read

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3D Genome Rewiring Alters Gene Expression in Cancer

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 6 min read

Discover how sequencing can help detect minimal residual disease in liquid biopsy samples.

Detecting Minimal Residual Disease Through Sequencing

Twist Bioscience | | 1 min read

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

Twist Bioscience | | 1 min read

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Precision Meets Power: The Science Behind Bispecific Antibodies

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies

Parse Biosciences | | 2 min read

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Turning Tumors Against Themselves from the Inside

The Scientist StaffandEarli | | 6 min read

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A Bacterial Signaling Molecule Lends Tumors Drug Resistance

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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A Novel Engineered Protein Boosts T Cell Antitumor Activity

Sneha Khedkar | | 3 min read

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Why Are Breast Cancers That Metastasize to the Brain Hard to Treat?

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | | 4 min read

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How Can the Placenta Help Us Understand Cancer?

Hannah Thomasy, PhD | | 4 min read

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Accelerating Cancer Research Through Comprehensive Genomic Analysis

Oxford Nanopore | | 1 min read

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

At the intersection of a red meat allergy and a cancer-drug reaction investigations, researchers pinned a lone star culprit.

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Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

Cell wall components from Borrelia burgdorferi lingered in the mouse liver for weeks, suggesting new therapeutic avenues for this chronic disease.

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Universe 25 Experiment

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat

Absence of cysteine in mice coaxed fat-storing cells to burn energy, causing weight loss and offering potential therapeutic targets to improve metabolic health.

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Advances in Automated RNA Library Preparation

Whole transcriptome sequencing RNA library preparation gets a boost from the latest automated liquid handling technology.

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

In this webinar, Felix Lansing will discuss how AI-driven models improve recombinase development.

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Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

In this webinar, Felix Lansing will discuss how AI-driven models improve recombinase development.

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

In this webinar, Brian Hie will discuss Evo2, a state-of-the-art genomic foundation model capable of generalist prediction and design tasks across DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

In this webinar, learn how scientists use advanced human brain models to uncover treatment strategies for complex neurological conditions.

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Multiplexing PCR Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Research

In the dynamic biotechnology and biopharmaceutical science fields, qPCR and dPCR multiplexing has emerged as a crucial technique for accelerated and consistent research workflows.

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10x Genomics and A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore Launch TISHUMAP Study to Advance AI-Driven Drug Target Discovery

Ambitious study will profile thousands of tumor samples to uncover novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for cancer and inflammatory diseases

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This new product line is specifically engineered to meet the rigorous demands of immunology research, vaccine development, animal studies, cell and gene therapy, and therapeutic protein manufacturing.