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T cell functionality
T cells, also called T lymphocytes, are an integral component of the adaptive immune system which seek out and eliminate foreign particles. Functions of T cells include killing infected host cells, activating other immune cells, producing and releasing immune messengers called cytokines into the body, and regulating the immune response. When T cell functionality is hindered by disease, genetics, or environment, the immune system could be at severe risk.
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...
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Cancer
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...
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FEB 24, 2022
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...
Sponsored By:
Corning Life Sciences Ning
FEB 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2022
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains mostly the same genes from one person to another, but there are tiny sequence differences in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2022
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 06, 2022
Technology
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...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have created nanoparticles that mimic the effects of blood platelets to stop heavy bleeding. Biomedic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 31, 2022
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...
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Hannah Daniel
JAN 30, 2022
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...
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JAN 28, 2022
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...
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Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2022
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2022
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2022
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Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) perform a critical function in the creation of new proteins. As a messenger RNA molecules, which a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2022
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2021
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Candida auris emerged as a pathogen around 2009, and has quickly become a serious problem for clinics and hospitals, whe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2021
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2021
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch