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An antibody is a blood protein that is produced in response to and counteracts an antigen. Antibodies are produced in response to disease and help the body fight against the particular disease. In this way, antibodies help the body develop an immunity to disease.

PhoBITs Enable Unprecedented Control of Cellular Pathways with Blue Light

Imagine being able to flip a light switch to control disease pathways inside a living cell. A team of visionary researchers at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) is making this dream a reality with their groundbreaking genetic tools known as photo-inducible binary interaction tools, or PhoBITs.

10 Sep 2025

BioDlink Fast-Tracks Global Growth with Bevacizumab Launch in Colombia and Pakistan

BioDlink announced that its self-developed bevacizumab injection biosimilar has received marketing approval from Colombia’s National Institute for Surveillance of Medicines and Foods (INVIMA) and Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP).

8 Sep 2025

BioDlink Expands Ecosystem Alliance to Empower Biotech Innovators Worldwide

As BioDlink, a leading global CDMO, affirms its commitment to strategic alliances to support biotech innovation worldwide as it marks 15 years of operations.

From BioDlink 5 Sep 2025

New Cellular Mechanism Helps Cells Heal Faster

When cells are harmed, they produce well-regulated responses that promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction mechanism that eliminates dead and damaged cells, as well as a more recently discovered phenomenon that allows older cells to return to a younger state to aid in the regeneration of healthy tissue.

29 Aug 2025

New "DNA Organizer" Found to Be Essential for Sperm Stem Cell Development

A research team at Kyoto University has discovered STAG3-cohesin, a new mitotic cohesin complex that helps establish the unique DNA architecture of spermaotogonial stem cells (SSCs), the stem cells that give rise to sperm.

27 Aug 2025

New Technology Maps Over 140 Proteins Across Human Tissues

Each organ in the human body contains different types of cells arranged in specific ways.

20 Aug 2025

Missing Microexons Disrupt Synapse-Related Proteins in Pediatric Glioma

A new study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), identified tiny pieces of messenger RNA that are missing in pediatric high-grade glioma tumors but not in normal brain tissues.

19 Aug 2025

New Enzyme Technology Illuminates Hidden Sugar Patterns on Cells

Sugars known as glycans form dense envelopes around cells. But they're often ignored in biological investigations because, unlike DNA, proteins and other cellular components, tools to study them are lacking.

18 Aug 2025

High Survival Rates With Low-Dose Radiation and Rituximab for Lymphoma

Combining adaptive ultra-low-dose radiation therapy with rituximab shows promise in treating indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas with reduced toxicity.

14 Aug 2025

Plant Genetics Research Reveals Dynamic and Diverse Centromere Behavior

Cell division is an essential process by which living organisms grow, replenish lost cells, and regenerate dead and damaged tissues.

8 Aug 2025

Mapping T Cell Targets to Fight Coronaviruses and Beyond

Most vaccines are designed to provide immunity against just one pathogen. Vaccines for chicken pox (caused by varicella-zoster virus) were only developed to fight that one disease, for example.

8 Aug 2025

CD276 Antibody Strategy Offers Hope For Immune-Resistant Lung Tumors

The study highlights 8H8_SDIE's role in activating NK cells against NSCLC, offering a new strategy for patients resistant to conventional immunotherapies.

6 Aug 2025

PD-1 Guides T Cells to Become Long-Term Immune Defenders in the Skin

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered that PD-1—a molecule best known for putting the brakes on immune cells—also plays a critical role in helping T cells become long-term immune defenders in the skin.

30 Jul 2025

mRNA Vaccine Supercharges Immunotherapy Against Cancer

An experimental mRNA vaccine improved the tumor-fighting benefits of immunotherapy in a mouse model study, bringing researchers one step closer to their aim of generating a universal vaccination to “wake up” the immune system against cancer.

21 Jul 2025

UAB Identifies Six Novel Subsets, Reshaping Immune Knowledge

The study highlights T-bet's importance in memory B cells, essential for rapid antibody production and sustained immune defense against influenza.

14 Jul 2025

New Microchip Maps Antibody Responses Using Just a Drop of Blood

A new microchip invented by Scripps Research scientists can reveal how a person's antibodies interact with viruses-using just a drop of blood.

14 Jul 2025

Vanderbilt and Parse Biosciences Join Forces to Accelerate Measles Antibody Discovery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Parse Biosciences, an innovator in single-cell sequencing, are collaborating on a new treatment to help unvaccinated measles victims, as the U.S. measles outbreak has now reached its highest case count in 30 years.

9 Jul 2025

Fruit Fly Study Uncovers Key Mechanisms Behind Collective Cell Migration

Researchers uncover how Plexin A and Semaphorin 1b regulate collective cell migration in fruit fly testes, offering insights into organ development, cancer metastasis, and tissue engineering.

26 Jun 2025

New Technique Enhances Three Dimensional Immunolabeling in Thick Tissues

Three dimensional immunohistochemistry (3D-IHC) has transformed our ability to visualize the spatial arrangement of cells and molecules in intact tissues.

20 Jun 2025

Bio-Rad Extends Anti-Idiotypic Antibody and SpyCatcher Reagent Ranges for Bioanalysis and Antibody Drug Development

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today extended its range of recombinant monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies with the introduction of antibodies specific to pertuzumab (Perjeta), guselkumab (Tremfya), canakinumab (Ilaris), belimumab (Benlysta), and the bispecific drug emicizumab (Hemlibra).

18 Jun 2025