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Several zebrafish swimming in a tank
In the Lab
How the Zebrafish Got Its Stripes
A surprising discovery linking the hormone insulin to skin pigmentation offers fresh insights into how animal bodies take shape.
Wounding a zebrafish tail fin triggers a wave of calcium that signals damage and recruits neutrophils
In the Lab
Immune cells called neutrophils are the first responders to sites of infection. A new study probes what gets them there.
Graphic of antibody binding to a protein
In Brief
An antibody that targets a prostate cell protein shows potential for designing safer, more effective prostate cancer therapies.
Sign for AACR scientific meeting featuring collage of images
Roundup
Read up on the latest developments in several key areas of cancer research, including genomic mapping, disease modeling through CRISPR, CAR T therapy, and cancer stem cells.
High school students in an MSK laboratory
Outreach
Students from Manhattan’s Urban Academy Laboratory School paid a visit to Marcel van den Brink’s lab at MSK.
MSK light bright image
In Brief
Nanoparticles were thought of a silent partner in imaging technologies. They’re now being recognized as an important source of subatomic chatter.
Chemical biologist Gabriela Chiosis in a laboratory
In the Clinic
A family of drugs developed at MSK targets disrupted processes in cells in diseases related to aging.
Illustration of girl standing in front of charging bull
In Brief
Synovial sarcoma is an aggressive cancer primarily affecting children and young adults. A new study gets to the bottom of it.
Man and woman in white lab coats looking at test tubes
In the Clinic
Scientists are decoding the genetic changes that drive individual cancer cells. This may help them develop more-effective targeted therapies.
Jedd Wolchok and Charlotte Ariyan in the lab
In the Clinic
A new approach for treating melanoma combines the immunotherapy drug ipilimumab with chemotherapy that treats only the area affected by cancer.