CAR-T immunotherapy is an up-and-coming cancer treatment; however, the tumor microenvironment in solid cancers poses a challenge. The tumor microenvironment suppresses the immune system from doing its job properly and instead, uses it to grow and thrive.
Continue ReadingFake spider webs cover suburban lawns every October, but did you know that scientists have recently created glowing spider silk sutures that dim if they encounter an infection in the host tissue?
Continue ReadingA recent article published by an international chemistry journal faced huge backlash for its stance on workplace diversity and the grad student/PI relationship. Here, I unpack some of the issues, including racism in chemistry, that this article brought to light.
Continue ReadingMelatonin is an over the counter supplement that is often used as a sleep aid, What is it? Is it safe? Is it effective? Read to find out
Continue ReadingA new type of medicine may afford a more permanent form of disease control in honeybees. This blog discusses designer probiotic disease control and relevance to bee health.
Continue ReadingA new non-toxic blue pigment in two centuries has just been discovered. Now the team of chemists set out to find a safer red pigment.
Continue ReadingGene-edited fungi have been used to fight against malaria by infecting mosquitoes.
Continue ReadingCrispr-Cas9 seems like a promising system to treat human disease but what if humans are immune to it?
Continue ReadingScientists have found a way for Type A blood cells to be transformed into Type O ‘universal donor’ blood cells which could be very useful for future blood transfusions.
Continue ReadingA review of 592 studies finds that a single standard drink of alcohol per day increases the risk for health problems.
Continue ReadingCancer is an immensely complex disease to treat. The number of mutations and combinations of mutations that can lead to its development make each “cure” more of a patch to…
Continue ReadingThis election cycle, North Carolinians will be voting on six constitutional amendments, one of which is the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment. The amendment would upgrade hunting and fishing…
Continue ReadingYou may have seen the anglerfish sex video floating around the Internet recently, with titles like “The worst sex in the world is anglerfish sex, and now there’s finally video.”…
Continue ReadingWhile the shock of an electric eel sounds like more of a medical nightmare than a fortunate asset, researchers at the University of Michigan were inspired to simulate the power…
Continue ReadingRecently, the federal budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2019 (beginning October 1st, 2018) was released. Shockingly, the initial plan called for brutal cuts to basic research funding agencies—slashing the…
Continue ReadingTechnology moguls dream of human colonies on other planets. For this dream to become reality, science needs to develop new spacecraft capable of transporting people and cargo to the outer…
Continue ReadingCloned primates are here! Over three decades have passed since the birth of Dolly, the sheep, scientists have now tackled cloning mammals that are even closer to us on the evolutionary…
Continue ReadingVegetarian sharks. If you love a cheesy sci-fi movie as much as I do, the word shark probably brings a few images to mind; swimmers rushing to shore, a huge,…
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