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Phages Treat Gut Inflammation in Mice
Mixtures of viruses that attack inflammatory bowel disease–causing bacteria in mice also survive the digestive tract and are well-tolerated in humans, a study finds.
Phages Treat Gut Inflammation in Mice
Phages Treat Gut Inflammation in Mice

Mixtures of viruses that attack inflammatory bowel disease–causing bacteria in mice also survive the digestive tract and are well-tolerated in humans, a study finds.

Mixtures of viruses that attack inflammatory bowel disease–causing bacteria in mice also survive the digestive tract and are well-tolerated in humans, a study finds.

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Cross-Resistance: One Cancer Therapy Can Undermine the Next
Sophie Fessl, PhD | Jul 16, 2021 | 6 min read
Targeted cancer therapy may jeopardize the effectiveness of subsequent immunotherapy by reducing dendritic cell numbers and activation, according to study of mice and patient samples.
The Scientist Speaks Podcast – Episode 6
The Scientist | Jun 30, 2020 | 1 min read
A Game of Cancer and Evolution
Cancer Cells Increase DNA Mutations to Evade Treatment
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 7, 2019 | 3 min read
Colorectal tumor cells limit their DNA repair in response to a targeted therapy, giving them a greater chance to develop resistance to the drug.
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Contending with Resistance in Cancer Immunotherapy
Marissa Fessenden | Apr 1, 2019 | 7 min read
Researchers describe ways to study how cancer cells evade therapies that harness the immune system.
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Infographic: Fighting Malaria Drug Resistance
Natalie Slivinski | Mar 1, 2019 | 2 min read
The parasite that causes malaria has evolved to evade many of the drugs that researchers have developed to fight the tropical disease.
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Are We Headed for a New Era of Malaria Drug Resistance?
Natalie Slivinski | Mar 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Plasmodium falciparum has shown an ability to evade everything we throw at it, most recently artemisinin-based combination therapies, today’s front-line treatment.
Bacterial Genetics Could Help Researchers Block Interplanetary Contamination
Ashley Yeager | Aug 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Identifying microbes from Earth that can survive on spacecraft may help scientists eliminate them from future space missions and from searches for extraterrestrial life.
Geneticist Announces Congressional Bid
Bob Grant | Jan 30, 2017 | 2 min read
UC Berkeley researcher Michael Eisen says he will run for Senate in 2018.
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