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Building Vaccines for Future Versions of a Virus

May 8, 2025

AI model EVE-Vax provides valuable clues about how a virus may evolve

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What Human Diseases Can Teach Us About the Immune System

November 14, 2023

Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv is studying cancer to understand general principles of the immune system

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An AI Tool That Can Help Forecast Viral Variants

October 11, 2023

EVEscape predicts future viral mutations, new variants using evolutionary, biological information

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HMS Researcher to Lead $104 Million Federal Project Tackling Antibiotic Resistance

September 27, 2023

Effort aims to develop technology to transform diagnosis, treatment of bacterial infections

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How the Heart Starts Beating

September 27, 2023

Researchers discover that heart cells in developing zebrafish start beating suddenly and all at once

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Researchers Uncover Signal Needed for Blood-Brain Barrier

July 12, 2023

The signal, produced by neurons, helps the barrier form and maintain its protective properties

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A New Tool for Diagnosing Cancer

June 22, 2023

Platform combines structural details with molecular information about a tumor

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How a Lowly Immune Cell Helps the Immune System Fight Cancer

March 30, 2023

New research reveals that neutrophils play key role in determining success of cancer immunotherapy

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An Unprecedented Look at Colorectal Cancer

January 19, 2023

Researchers are building detailed maps of colorectal cancer to better understand the disease

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When Recovery Goes Awry

August 22, 2022

New findings reveal how recovery progresses following inflammation triggered by injury or illness

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A Bellwether for COVID-19

June 8, 2022

University screening programs gave researchers critical early insights about omicron’s spread

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Getting Under Our Skin

April 14, 2022

Spatial maps of melanoma reveal how individual cells interact as cancer progresses

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