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Artist's rendition of a yellow CAR T cell near a red cancer cell surrounded by red blood cells.
Ten Years On, CAR T Cell Recipient Is Still Cancer-Free
First, the genetically engineered cells became CD8+ killer T cells that wiped out his leukemia. Then they transformed into a stable population of CD4+ helper T cells that continue to circulate in his body.
Ten Years On, CAR T Cell Recipient Is Still Cancer-Free
Ten Years On, CAR T Cell Recipient Is Still Cancer-Free

First, the genetically engineered cells became CD8+ killer T cells that wiped out his leukemia. Then they transformed into a stable population of CD4+ helper T cells that continue to circulate in his body.

First, the genetically engineered cells became CD8+ killer T cells that wiped out his leukemia. Then they transformed into a stable population of CD4+ helper T cells that continue to circulate in his body.

long-term studies

Argentina, wildfire, climate change, field research, fire, primates, primatology, ecology, environment
Argentinian Field Site Devastated by Fire
Amanda Heidt | Oct 15, 2020 | 4 min read
Roughly half of the howler monkeys in the research preserve have died or remain unaccounted for. Scientists had been studying them for more than 30 years. 
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How (Not) to Do an Antibody Survey for SARS-CoV-2
Catherine Offord | Apr 28, 2020 | 10+ min read
Preprints from the first round of seroprevalence studies indicate that many more people have been infected with the virus than previously reported. Some of these studies also have serious design flaws.
Climate Change Linked to Shrinking Bird Sizes: Study
Emily Makowski | Dec 5, 2019 | 2 min read
The animals have a smaller body mass, shorter legs, and longer wings than they did four decades ago.
Researchers Aim to Reestablish an Ancient Fish in an Ohio River
Shawna Williams | Jan 1, 2019 | 5 min read
The sturgeon restoration study’s outcome won’t be known for decades.
Long-Term Study Reveals Flip in Plant Responses to Carbon Dioxide
Catherine Offord | Apr 20, 2018 | 2 min read
The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
Feeling Around in the Dark
Catherine Offord | May 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Scientists work to unlock the genetic secrets of a population of fruit flies kept in total darkness for more than six decades.
Similar Data, Different Conclusions
Ashley P. Taylor | Feb 23, 2016 | 6 min read
By tweaking certain conditions of a long-running experiment on E. coli, scientists found that some bacteria could be prompted to express a mutant phenotype sooner, without the “generation of new genetic information.” The resulting debate—whether the data support evolutionary theory—is more about semantics than science.
Ever Evolving E. coli
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 17, 2013 | 1 min read
Scientists show that bacteria continue to become more fit, even over tens of thousands of generations.
Framingham Heart Study Gutted
Chris Palmer | Aug 26, 2013 | 2 min read
The iconic Framingham Heart Study, the longest-running cardiovascular study in the country, has been hit with a $4 million budget cut.
The Long View
Kerry Grens | Jul 1, 2013 | 4 min read
In the era of Big Data, research projects that focus on phenomena that unfold across decades have distinct benefits—and some drawbacks.
Meet the Marmots
Kerry Grens | Jun 30, 2013 | 1 min read
UCLA ecologist Dan Blumstein tracks a fluctuating population of the alpine rodents in Colorado that has been studied for more than 40 years.
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