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An illustration of a samurai and a crab.
In the Lab
Researchers identify a compound that appears to eliminate tumor cells in a dish and in mice.
Immune cells surrounding a cancer cell
In the Lab
Scientists have learned that cutting a T cell’s brakes can have unexpected consequences.
Two clusters of colored blobs with a diagram in the middle
In the Lab
The breakthrough gives an unprecedented look at the varied and shifting poses of a protein in action.
An illustration of an immune cell killing a cancer cell, and a snake attacking a mouse
Feature
How Do Immune Cells Kill Their Prey?
When an immune cell faces a foe, it has more than chemical weapons at its disposal.
Mutlinucleated muscle cells from flies
In the Lab
A new study in flies reveals a previously unknown type of cooperation at work in muscle cells.
a cartoon of a cancer cell spooning glutamine from a jar
Feature
While sugar gets most of the attention as a cancer fuel, other nutrients can be equally important.
Ribbon diagram of an anthrax protein.
Science Byte
Researchers clarify how the immune system activates an inflammatory defense against pathogens.
In this fluorescent microscopy image of endoderm tissue from a mouse embryo, cell membranes are red, cell nuclei are blue, and extra-embryonic endoderm cells are green (they appear turquoise because blue and green are merged).
In the Lab
A large study that analyzed nearly 120,000 cells in a developing mouse embryo is full of surprises.
Model of TGF-beta molecule
Feature
Drugs that block the action of TGF-ß may make checkpoint inhibitors more effective.
an illustration of cancer metastasis
In the News
Read our key takeaways from the second half of the American Association for Cancer Research’s 2019 annual meeting.