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By Hanwen FengPosted on

Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancers: A Conversation with Dr. Michael John Korrer

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.

  • Applied Biology
By Elliot JaffePosted on

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?

  • Applied Biology
By Calla ReedPosted on

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?

  • Applied Biology
By Madeline KingPosted on

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.

  • Applied Biology
By Hanwen FengPosted on

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.

  • Applied Biology
By Jessica CascioPosted on

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.

  • Applied Biology
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