Antibodies and Immunology News and Research

Latest Antibodies and Immunology News and Research

Scientists Create "Immunologically Silent" DNA Vaccine for Potent Virus Defense

Using a virus-like delivery particle made from DNA, researchers from MIT and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard have created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.

31 Jan 2024

Gut Bacteria Shape Our Defense Against Respiratory Viral Infections

The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, according to researchers from the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

31 Jan 2024

Formulatrix® and Olink® Announce Collaboration to Deliver Automated Proteomics Research Solutions to Enable Protein Detection with Exceptional Precision and Speed

Formulatrix, a leader in innovative automated liquid handling technologies, announced a multi-year collaboration and supply agreement to advance the automation of Olink’s PEA (Proximity Extension Assay) technology, including the Target 96, Target 48, Flex, and Explore workflows.

From FORMULATRIX 31 Jan 2024

NLRC5 Gene Reactivation Boosts Tumor-Killing Immunity

Every human cell has class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on its surface, which are immune complexes. The immune system needs MHC class I molecules to identify and eradicate cancer.

30 Jan 2024

Asimov Launches LV Edge Packaging System to Optimize Lentivirus Production

Asimov, the synthetic biology company advancing the design and manufacture of therapeutics, today announced the launch of their LV Edge Packaging System, which improves the cost efficiency and reduces the supply chain risk of lentiviral production.

30 Jan 2024

“Free-from-Tree” Production of Vaccine Component QS-21

For the first time, a valuable chemical extracted from the soapbark tree and utilized as a major component in vaccinations has been duplicated in a different plant host, providing the vaccine industry with hitherto unheard-of potential.

29 Jan 2024

Unveiling How Animals Control Friendly Bacteria for Defense

Thousands of types of bacteria live in the human gut. They help digest the food we eat and absorb nutrients, but these bacteria don’t just do this to be kind to humans, there is a benefit for them too.

27 Jan 2024

Lunaphore and Acd Revolutionize Spatial Biology Research With the Launch of the First Fully Automated, Same-Section, Hyperplex Multiomics Application

Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced that its spatial biology brands, Lunaphore and Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD), will launch the first fully automated spatial multiomics workflow with same-section hyperplex detection of RNA and protein biomarkers.

From Bio-Techne 25 Jan 2024

A New Tool for Monitoring Neuronal Inhibition

By tracking when distinct subsets of brain cells activate, researchers have understood the complex activity patterns found in both human and animal brains for many years. Knowing how long those neurons stay active and when they turn off again is crucial to understanding the brain and its associated disorders.

24 Jan 2024

High-Resolution Map Exposes Cellular Pathways to Fertility

An interdisciplinary team mapped the gene expression that takes place in mice during follicle maturation and ovulation using a state-of-the-art method of RNA tagging.

24 Jan 2024

RNAs on the Cell Surface Regulate Neutrophil Recruitment

In recent times, scientists have encountered RNAs venturing beyond their traditional cellular domains. A study conducted at Yale provides valuable insights into their activities in these unconventional locations.

23 Jan 2024

Cholangiocarcinoma: New Organ-On-Chip Aims at Accelerating Research and Personalized Medicine

It is only a few centimeters in size and can be held between two fingers, but in the micro-channels carved inside it, it’s hidden a three-dimensional and highly faithful model of a biliary tract cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, complete with its tumor microenvironment.

23 Jan 2024

Boosting Central Memory T Cells with Targeted Protein Modulation

The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation's (CDI) Xue Lab has made yet another advancement in the understanding of the immune system and its potential for disease-fighting modulation.

22 Jan 2024

New Method Labels Viruses for Efficient Tracking and Tailoring

At the grocery store, barcodes make it quick and simple to identify products and frequently contain important details like quantity, location, and tracking.

22 Jan 2024

Phage Proteins Tame CRISPR-Cas3, Paving Way for Precise Gene Therapy

Through the use of CRISPR, an immune system that bacteria use to defend themselves against viruses, researchers have been able to alter genetic information within cells.

22 Jan 2024

CD4+ T Cells Revealed as Powerful Cancer Killers

Researchers have unveiled groundbreaking insights into CD4+ T cells, a kind of immune cell, demonstrating the potential for immunotherapies targeting melanoma, the most fatal kind of skin cancer.

22 Jan 2024

LJI Researchers Identify Late-Rising T Cells Crucial for CMV Control

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a pathogen that likes to lurk. Most adults already carry CMV, and they show no symptoms at all.

22 Jan 2024

McMaster Team Publishes Instruction Manual for Detecting Rare B Cells

Researchers with McMaster University have created the instruction manual that will help scientists across the globe find hard to detect B cells.

22 Jan 2024

Bacteria's Immune System Enhances the Effect of Antibiotics Against Cholera Pathogen

Bacteria have an immune system that protects them against viruses known as bacteriophages. A research team from the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg has now shown how this immune system enhances the effect of specific antibiotics against the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae.

22 Jan 2024

Golgi Organelle's Crucial Role in Stress Responses

For more than a century, scientists have been aware of a certain organelle found in plant cells. That organelle's crucial function in aging, however, has only recently been uncovered by UC Riverside scientists.

18 Jan 2024