Big data powers design of ‘smart’ cell therapies for cancer

Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research. In two new papers, scientists at UC San Francisco and Princeton University present complementary strategies to crack this problem with “smart” cell therapies–living medicines that remain inert unless triggered by combinations of proteins that only ever…

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AstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine After Admitting Mistake

The announcement this week that a cheap, easy-to-make coronavirus vaccine appeared to be up to 90 percent effective was greeted with jubilation. “Get yourself a vaccaccino,” a British tabloid celebrated, noting that the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, costs less than a cup of coffee. But since unveiling the preliminary results,…

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The latest runway fashions, stunning interiors, exotic destinations, peeks into the creative process and other dispatches from the crossroads of culture and style. The latest runway fashions, stunning interiors, exotic destinations, peeks into the creative process and other dispatches from the crossroads of culture and style.

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