To better understand the future of immunotherapy treatment, we sat down with immunologist Dr. Michael John Korrer. He works in Dr. Young Kim’s lab at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is a mentor and avid academic in the field head and neck cancer therapy development.
Cellular Agriculture: The Future of Humane Protein?
But here’s some food for thought: what if instead of raising an entire animal, we grew only the parts meant for consumption?
A 2020 Sick Day: COVID-19, the Flu, or the Common Cold?
So, what are the differences between influenza, COVID-19, and the seasonal Common Cold? What are the similarities?
Explaining CRISPR: The Genetic Scissors that Won the Nobel Prize
While modifying the genes within cells used to be a difficult, time-intensive task, the CRISPR genetic scissors make it possible to change the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms with acute precision over a much shorter time period.
The Sunshine Vitamin
If there was a clear way to improve health with no medical costs, would you take it? Using vitamin D, through sunlight, the human body can do just that at no charge.
Let’s end the negative rhetoric surrounding GMOs
Often depicted as “Frankenfoods”—monstrous mutant meals cooked up in a laboratory—genetically modified organisms (GMOs) get a pretty bad rap. And unnecessarily so.