Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
CD2: A Plug-and-Play CAR-T Upgrade Strategy to Overcome Exhaustion and Enhance Anti-Tumor Potential
The link between CAR-T cells and cancer cells isn't very stable. Boosting CD2 levels – like giving it a stronger anchor – makes this connection much stronger. This improved connection (which scientists call an 'immunological synapse') helps the CAR-T cells work better from the ground up.
Behind the Paper: Hepatitis B discrimination: global responses requiring global data
As we approach World Hepatitis Day on July 28 this year, it is important to bring awareness to hepatitis B, the need to work towards elimination and the impact hepatitis B has on those with lived experience.
Assessment of guided lateral maxillary sinus lift procedure with simultaneous implant placement using stereolithographic surgical guide: a randomized controlled clinical study
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of the stereolithographic surgical guide in reducing intraoperative and
postoperative complication during lateral sinus lift operation.
I'm a biologist. Here's why I wrote about U.S. history (1929-1939)
I was one of those Mexican American elementary school children in California who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s not knowing about the deportation or forced expulsion of 350,000-500,000 people of Mexican descent, including U.S. citizens, in the 1930s.