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The Extra X: How the Sex Chromosome Affects Autoimmunity Risk
What underlies the uneven burden of autoimmunity between the sexes has remained a mystery. Now, scientists found clues by turning to a key player on the X chromosome.
The Extra X: How the Sex Chromosome Affects Autoimmunity Risk
The Extra X: How the Sex Chromosome Affects Autoimmunity Risk

What underlies the uneven burden of autoimmunity between the sexes has remained a mystery. Now, scientists found clues by turning to a key player on the X chromosome.

What underlies the uneven burden of autoimmunity between the sexes has remained a mystery. Now, scientists found clues by turning to a key player on the X chromosome.

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3D rendered medical illustration of T cells trying to subdue cancer cells.
How Tumors Tire Out T Cells
PhenomeX | Jul 19, 2023 | 1 min read
Researchers investigated how cancer antigenicity drives unique forms of T cell exhaustion and hypofunctionality.
electron micrograph of grey cancer cell, with two red T cells stuck to the side
Translation of “Jumping Genes” Creates Cancer Therapy Targets
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Mar 29, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers find many tumor-specific antigens form when cancer genes and transposable elements link up.
Good Vibrations: Advancing Cell Therapies
Good Vibrations: Advancing Cell Therapies
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Chris Ashdown will discuss how low-intensity vibration affects T cells and how this mechanical stimulation could improve CAR T cell therapy.  
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Gut Bacteria Help T Cells Heal Muscle: Study
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Mar 14, 2023 | 4 min read
Regulatory T cells in the colon travel to muscles to promote wound healing in mice, raising questions about how antibiotics may impact injury recovery.
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Jumping Genes Put a Target on Cancerous Cells
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Feb 14, 2023 | 4 min read
Two studies find that tumor-specific antigens are often peptides that result from a splicing event between exons and transposable elements.
Spatial Multiomics Reveal Microbiome-Linked T Cell Modulations in Human Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Spatial Multiomics Reveal Microbiome-Linked T Cell Modulations in Human Graft-Versus-Host Disease
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Benton Berigan will highlight the value of combining multimodal data, including spatial information, to understand complex immunological processes.
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This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.
Microscopy image of the cnidarian <em>Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus&nbsp;</em>with cell nuclei stained blue and oocytes stained yellow
Ancient Immunoglobulin Genes Help Cnidarians Decide to Fight or Fuse
Sophie Fessl, PhD | Oct 11, 2022 | 4 min read
Immunoglobulin genes might have evolved much earlier than previously expected, perhaps even in the common ancestor of Cnidarians and Bilateria, a study suggests.
Discover the Freshness of Frozen PBMCs
Discover the Freshness of Frozen PBMCs
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
Researchers discuss how peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cryopreservation affects T cell activation and immune cell phenotypes.
A full blood sample vial lying on top of a piece of paper that reads &ldquo;Acute lymphoblastic leukemia&rdquo;.
Targeting Leukemia with T Cells That Avoid Self-Destruction
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Sep 26, 2022 | 3 min read
Researchers found that naturally-occurring CD7-negative T cells avoid self-destruction and are good effectors in CAR T therapy for T cell blood cancers.
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T Cells Ward Off Aging with Help from Their Friends
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Sep 16, 2022 | 5 min read
Immune cells deliver packages of telomeres to T cells, helping them retain their virus-fighting function over time, research suggests.
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Immune Cells and ALS: A Balance Between Life and Death
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
Understanding the role of immune cells in neurodegeneration may help scientists develop new diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment tools.
Illustration showing rod-shaped Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in the lungs of a person with tuberculosis
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Anna Napolitano, PhD | Jun 1, 2022 | 5 min read
The results could help guide the design of new vaccines for the disease.
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Science Snapshot: Eye Immunity
Lisa Winter | May 26, 2022 | 1 min read
Researchers find that tissue-resident memory T cells in the corneas of mice engender a lasting immune response.
Developing Effective Cell Therapies for Challenging Cancer Types&nbsp;
Developing Effective Cell Therapies for Challenging Cancer Types
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Sandhya Sharma will discuss how to enrich for antigen-specific T-cells to treat virus-associated malignancies.
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Researchers Probe Genetics Behind a Lizard’s Odd Immune System
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | May 10, 2022 | 4 min read
Deletions in the sleepy lizard genome leave it without an important type of T cells found in most other vertebrates.
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New Mechanism for Virus-Triggered Autoimmunity Uncovered
Sophie Fessl, PhD | Mar 11, 2022 | 4 min read
Roseolovirus infection disrupts how the body trains immune cells not to attack it, a mouse study shows.
Overcoming T Cell Therapy Barriers with Engineered Proteins
Overcoming T Cell Therapy Barriers with Engineered Proteins
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
Shannon Oda will discuss how to develop novel engineered fusion proteins to improve T cell therapies against hematological and solid tumors.
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Genetically Altered Mice Harness Benefits of Calorie Restriction  
Sophie Fessl, PhD | Feb 11, 2022 | 4 min read
A study identifies a gene that appears to be partially responsible for the health effects of a limited diet.
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