VITAL vs. VALID: The Battle Over Who Regulates LDTs
LDT regulation hangs on two competing bills. See how the VALID and VITAL Acts differ on FDA versus CMS oversight of lab developed tests.
Intestinal Parasite Nibbles to Evade Immune System
Highlights Explore the life cycle of Entamoeba histolytica Research has uncovered an entirely different mechanism of cell killing by E. histolytica known as trogocytosis. E. histolytica cleverly disguises itself to evade the human immune response. When food bites back: the intestinal parasite that nibbles When contaminated food or water gives you stomach trouble, you’ve probably […]
Science Deep Dive: Unraveling the mysteries of human reproductive disease with zebrafish
Zebrafish help unravel human reproductive disease, giving researchers a living model to study fertility and development at the genetic level.
Science Deep Dive: Is fermented dairy good for your gut?
Fermented dairy and gut health are closely linked. This science deep dive examines what the research says about probiotics and digestion.
What Is Immune Repertoire Sequencing?
Immune repertoire sequencing (also known as adaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencing, or AIRR-seq) is a next-generation sequencing method used to comprehensively profile the diversity and composition of B cell receptor (BCR) and T cell receptor (TCR) sequences within a biological sample. It captures the full set of unique immune receptor sequences generated through V(D)J recombination, […]
How Hydrogels Are Being Used to Simulate Heart Pressure in a Petri Dish
Hydrogels now simulate heart pressure in a petri dish, giving researchers a new way to model cardiac conditions without animal testing.
Antibodies, the medicine of the future
How Antibodies Are the Medicine of the Future In 1918, the Spanish Flu infected 500 million people–that’s 1/3 of the global population at the time. 50 million of them died. Think about the 5-10 people you interacted with most recently. If this was 1918, two or three of them would be locked into a dangerous game […]
David O’Connor
Can real-time data-sharing amplify understanding of SARS-CoV-2? Watch Science Spotlight with David O’Connor, PhD for one example in biology
Doudna Lab
Science Spotlight: COVID-19 We are launching Science Spotlight to give voice to scientists “on the ground” during the COVID-19 crisis. Tune in and subscribe to our YouTube channel for candid updates from scientists actively engaged in COVID-19 research. Check out this discussion with researchers Abby Stahl and Connor Tsuchida in CRISPR-pioneer Jennifer Doudna’s lab. Learn […]
iRepertoire
Science Spotlight: COVID-19 Science Spotlight is a new interview series to give voice to scientists “on the ground” during the COVID-19 crisis. Tune in and subscribe to our YouTube channel for candid updates from scientists actively engaged in COVID-19 research. Join us for a conversation with iRepertoire’s Miranda Byrne-Steele and Chelsea Berngruber to hear about how […]