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Finding Success Where Theoretical Science and Practical Uses Meet

Professor Franka Kalman shares insights on the journey that has led to be a successful and celebrated separation scientist, the people who have inspired and supported her along the way and how she’s helping the next generation of female scientists.
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High-Throughput Screening Techniques To Improve Cellular Drug Discovery

Drug discovery efforts have expanded beyond the traditional approaches of small molecules and antibodies to include cells. This article explores the use of microfluidic methods for high-throughput screening of cell-based drug products.
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Bridging the Gap: Creating More Physiologically Relevant Human Cell Models

Three-dimensional models allow researchers to better represent complex tissues and cell-cell interactions. This article explores the cell models currently used by researchers to understand disease and aid drug discovery.
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Experts Discuss How Organoids Are The Future of Women’s Health Research

Researchers discuss how organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies are transforming women’s health research. By mimicking female-specific tissues, these models uncover new insights into diseases that affect women, such as breast cancer.
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Types of Cell Culture Contamination and How To Prevent Them

Contamination is one of the main roadblocks to successful cell culture. This article explores the different types of contamination, how to identify microbial contaminants in cell culture and best practices for removal and prevention.
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Arginine Depletion Therapy Shows Promise for Mesothelioma

A recent randomized control trial posits arginine depletion as a viable alternative to current systemic treatments based on chemotherapy and immunotherapy for mesothelioma.
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The Rise of Superbugs: A Looming Health Crisis

Antibiotic resistance – a gradual decrease in the sensitivity of pathogens to drugs threatens us all. Here, we consider how resistance develops, how we got there and, most importantly, what it threatens us with.
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The Future of RNA Therapeutics, From Design to Delivery

Discover how RNA therapeutics are reshaping medicine, offering new treatments for previously undruggable targets.
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Endometrial Organoids Are Advancing Women’s Health

Endometrial organoids, 3D cell cultures mimicking the endometrium, offer new opportunities in endometriosis research. These models are key in studying drug targets, fertility issues and gynecological cancers.
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Human Cell Morphology Atlas Links Genes and Traits

One of the key challenges of the modern genomics era is studying the thousands of genes in a single human cell at scale. To overcome this, scientists have developed PERISCOPE, which combines the power of microscopy imaging with CRISPR screening.
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