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Antibodies
Antibodies are blood proteins produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
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DEC 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2017Genetics & Genomics
In recent years there has been an intense focus on the development of vaccines for breast cancer; a new one has been ver ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2017Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study reveals genetic variants in the immune system that increase the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma, a ty ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 01, 2017Immunology
The search for a safe, effective vaccine to protect billions of at-risk people from malaria continues, and the newest st ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 27, 2017Immunology
One of the viruses responsible for the itchy and runny nose, headache, and sore throat we associate with the common cold ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
The use of bispecific antibodies in cancer immunotherapiesWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 14, 2017Microbiology
Zika virus is a member of the Flavivirus family which also includes the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 14, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mostly portrayed in the media as an ultra dangerous infection that causes all sorts of problems in tho ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 06, 2017Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 31, 2017Immunology
People with type 2 diabetes are particularly prone to ulcers on the bottom of the foot, which can increase the risk of d ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine for HIV for many years, but unusual characteristics of the virus have m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2017Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 17, 2017Immunology
The influenza vaccine may not be as effective as it needs to be for young leukemia patients, who are at an especially hi ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 05, 2017Videos
In this short video from the Koch Institute at MIT, Erik Dreaden, a postdoctoral researcher, discusses his award-winning ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2017Immunology
The newest leap forward in Zika virus vaccine developing is probably the most exciting yet. The vaccine, a DNA-based app ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 04, 2017Immunology
The immune response needs to be just right: not too much, or an autoimmune disease will develop; not too little, or viru ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2017Immunology
Killing two birds with one stone may be possible for Dengue virus and Zika virus, two pathogens spread by the same mosqu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2017Cancer
Unlike some liquid biopsies that look for remnants of free-floating cancer DNA in the blood, scientists have designed a ...SEP 14, 2017Microbiology
Leishmaniasis isn’t pretty - Leishmania is a parasite that causes skin ulcers and can damage internal organs. Luck ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 13, 2017Immunology
DNA damage in cells can lead to cancer, so why do B cells of the immune system intentionally damage their own DNA? A new ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 04, 2017Immunology
What scientists are calling the B cell “clonal geography” has been the subject of a long project at the Univ ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2017Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the ...
DEC 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years there has been an intense focus on the development of vaccines for breast cancer; a new one has been ver
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2017
Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study reveals genetic variants in the immune system that increase the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma, a ty
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 01, 2017
Immunology
The search for a safe, effective vaccine to protect billions of at-risk people from malaria continues, and the newest st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 27, 2017
Immunology
One of the viruses responsible for the itchy and runny nose, headache, and sore throat we associate with the common cold
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of bispecific antibodies in cancer immunotherapies
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 14, 2017
Microbiology
Zika virus is a member of the Flavivirus family which also includes the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 14, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mostly portrayed in the media as an ultra dangerous infection that causes all sorts of problems in tho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 06, 2017
Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 31, 2017
Immunology
People with type 2 diabetes are particularly prone to ulcers on the bottom of the foot, which can increase the risk of d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine for HIV for many years, but unusual characteristics of the virus have m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2017
Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 17, 2017
Immunology
The influenza vaccine may not be as effective as it needs to be for young leukemia patients, who are at an especially hi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2017
Videos
In this short video from the Koch Institute at MIT, Erik Dreaden, a postdoctoral researcher, discusses his award-winning
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2017
Immunology
The newest leap forward in Zika virus vaccine developing is probably the most exciting yet. The vaccine, a DNA-based app
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2017
Immunology
The immune response needs to be just right: not too much, or an autoimmune disease will develop; not too little, or viru
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2017
Immunology
Killing two birds with one stone may be possible for Dengue virus and Zika virus, two pathogens spread by the same mosqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2017
Cancer
Unlike some liquid biopsies that look for remnants of free-floating cancer DNA in the blood, scientists have designed a
...
SEP 14, 2017
Microbiology
Leishmaniasis isn’t pretty - Leishmania is a parasite that causes skin ulcers and can damage internal organs. Luck
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 13, 2017
Immunology
DNA damage in cells can lead to cancer, so why do B cells of the immune system intentionally damage their own DNA? A new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 04, 2017
Immunology
What scientists are calling the B cell “clonal geography” has been the subject of a long project at the Univ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2017
Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the
...