The ability of immune cells—particularly CD8 + T cells—to launch a rapid burst of proliferation inside tumors is key to the success of modern day cancer immunotherapies. However, the factors and ...

Studying the movement of tiny cells is no small task. For chromatin, the group of DNA, RNA, and protein macromolecules packed within our genome, motion is an integral part of its active role as a ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a confounding scourge. It's the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world, and yet it's estimated that those deaths represent perhaps 5% of infections with ...

Scientists from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, have identified a set of ‘signature’ genes that can determine whether cancer-fighting T cells will multiply or stall within the tumor. Their ...