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How Fat Cells Help Kick Parasites Out of Mice: Study
How Fat Cells Help Kick Parasites Out of Mice: Study
Immune cells get a lot of shine when it comes to fighting infection, but it turns out that fat might be just as important for removing parasitic invaders.
Immune cells get a lot of shine when it comes to fighting infection, but it turns out that fat might be just as important for removing parasitic invaders.
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CAR T Cells Derived from Stem Cells Target HIV Tissue Reservoirs in Monkeys
Berly McCoy, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 3 min read
Transplanted CAR stem cells persisted long term and showed multilineage engraftment in tissues that harbor HIV.
Engineered Immune Cells Eliminate Brain Cancer in Mice
Brooke Dulka, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 2 min read
Researchers developed a new CAR T-cell therapy that targets specific growth factor receptors in glioblastoma to eliminate brain tumors.
CF® Dyes: Clearer Fluorescent Results
Biotium | 1 min read
CF® Dyes combine pegylation and sulfonation to create fluorescent dyes with better signal intensity, more solubility, and superior specificity.
Environmental Cues Keep CAR T Cells on Track
Aparna Nathan, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 4 min read
Pairing CARs with a synthetic receptor makes T cells more lethal tumor killers.
Stress-Induced Chromosome Changes Protect Flies’ Aging Brains
Lisa Winter | Dec 1, 2020 | 2 min read
Brain cells in older Drosophila tend to have more than two complete sets of chromosomes, and that polyploidy most likely has a protective function, a study shows.
BD CellView™ Image Technology: Sort What You See
BD Biosciences | 1 min read
Camera-free imaging unlocks new cell sorting applications.
Infographic: Trapping Uncultured Bacteria
Ruth Williams | Jan 13, 2020 | 1 min read
Sequence data from previously uncultured microorganisms provide the information necessary for their capture.
2016 Top 10 Innovations: Honorable Mentions
The Scientist Staff | Nov 30, 2016 | 1 min read
These runners up to the Top 10 Innovations of 2016 caught our judges' attention.
See Beyond the Scatter Plot with Imaging, Spectral Flow Cytometry
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team and BD Biosciences | 3 min read
A novel instrument combines fluorescence-activated cell sorting, imaging flow cytometry, and spectral flow cytometry to advance cell population examination.
Free Flow
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Dec 1, 2015 | 7 min read
A sampling of free software for flow cytometry data analysis
Flow Cytometry On-a-Chip
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Jun 1, 2015 | 7 min read
Novel microfluidic devices give researchers new ways to count and sort single cells.
Traditional Techniques, New Applications
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
Researchers harness the power of familiar methods to advance science.
In Custody
Wudan Yan | Apr 1, 2015 | 8 min read
Expert tips for isolating and culturing cancer stem cells
Sorting Made Simpler
Kate Yandell | Dec 1, 2014 | 8 min read
A guide to affordable, compact fluorescence-activated cell sorters
Science Summarized: Putting Cells in Spatial Context
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team and Canopy Biosciences | 1 min read
Dive deeper into tissue samples with high resolution, high-plex spatial phenotyping.
Hit Parade
Amber Dance | Dec 1, 2012 | 9 min read
Cell-based assays are popular for high-throughput screens, where they strike a balance between ease of use and similarity to the human body that researchers aim to treat.
Antibodies User Survey
Christi Bird | Apr 30, 2012 | 2 min read
Findings show researchers value quality over low price
A Spotlight on Cancer Cell Metabolism
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Elena Piskounova and Christina Towers discuss the implications of metabolic changes in cancer cells for therapeutic development and efficacy.
In with the New
Mary Beth Aberlin | Jan 1, 2012 | 3 min read
There is definitely no shortage of technological innovation in the life sciences.