Aparna Nathan, PhD

Liver Proteins Keep T Cells Out of Tumors

When harnessing immune cells to fight cancer, researchers traditionally focused on T cells or natural killer cells circulating through the…

2 weeks ago

A Safe-Haven for Intestinal Viruses

When viruses infect a cell, they set off alarm bells in the body. Immune cells start to notice that the…

3 weeks ago

Boosting Bacterial Genomes to Better Explore the Microbiome

Human bodies are teeming with trillions of microbial cells that comprise the microbiome, many of them bacteria. Although they may…

4 weeks ago

A Cellular Roadmap for Fertility

An ovary is only a few centimeters wide, but its precious cargo is even smaller. Oocytes are a few dozen…

4 weeks ago

A Brain Breakthrough 25 Years in the Making

Stefan Pulst, a neurologist at the University of Utah, sees hundreds of patients each year with puzzling brain diseases. But…

2 months ago

Sister Cells Reveal Cancer’s Fate

Cancer is notoriously hard to treat. In part, this is because the cells making up a tumor are heterogeneous, expressing…

3 months ago

A Beating Heart on a Chip

The simple, constant rhythm of a beating heart is a reassuring sign of life. With each lub-dub, blood brings life-sustaining…

3 months ago

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