February 14, 2018
Caption: Wild type human prostate cells from an organoid (a man-made construct that resembles an organ). (National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health) Genetic differences in prostate cancer tumors drive the composition of immune […]
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February 12, 2018
In a pair of recent research papers, work by Thomas Schaus contributes to the development of new nanotechnology tools. Schaus was a JCC Fellow from 2011-2014 in Peng Yin’s lab at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute […]
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November 14, 2017
Caption: Being sick changes our behavior. How does that happen, and are these changes in behavior important for helping promote recovery from illness? Dan Littman’s lab has identified neurons in the gut that respond to pathogen-activating immune cells […]
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October 23, 2017
A protein found in human umbilical cord blood improves learning and memory in older mice, according to research published in Nature. Joseph Castellano, former JCC Fellow, is lead author of the study. Remembering the location […]
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October 23, 2017
On April 22, 2017 more than one million people across the globe marched in support of science and its role in our health, food security, safety, and economies. The March for Science event coincided with […]
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