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Biological molecules help scientists diagnose cancer, predict its prognosis, select treatments, and monitor for recurrence.

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A Bird’s Eye View of the Tumor Microenvironment

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Lung Cancer Cells Switch Oncogenic Drivers

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Silencing Epigenetic Complexes Re-sensitizes Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells

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Death by Stem Cell: Developing New Cancer Therapies

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Precision Medicine Turns to Proteins for Lung Cancer Targets

Delivering Combination Immunotherapies to Solid Tumors

LabTalk Podcast - A Modern Trojan Horse: Delivering Combination Immunotherapies to Solid Tumors 

Boosting CAR T Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors

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Record Drop in US Cancer Death Rate

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AI Accurately Detects Lung Cancer in Scans

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John Mendelsohn, Former MD Anderson Cancer Center President, Dies

US Cancer Death Rate Dropped for 25 Years Starting in 1991

Vaping Damages Immune Cells, Researchers Find

Immunotherapy Drug Shows Promise for Melanoma, Lung Cancer

New Liquid Biopsy Detects Cancer at Earlier Stages Than Currently Possible

Immune Therapy Improves Lung Cancer Patients’ Survival

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Liquid Biopsy Test May Help Screen Eight Types of Cancer

First CRISPR Clinical Trial Commences

Smoking-Linked Cancer Mutations Mapped

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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