News tagged with natural killer
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Reprogramming immune system cells to produce natural killer cells for cancer
A team of researchers has developed a method to produce cells that kill tumour cells in the lab and prevent tumours forming in mouse models of cancer. Although the current work is in cells and mouse, if the research transfers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Giant predatory whale named for 'Moby Dick' author
(AP) -- Scientists have discovered an ancient whale whose bite ripped huge chunks of flesh out of other whales about 12 million years ago - and they've named it after the author of "Moby Dick."
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Immune cells use bungee of death to kill dangerous cells (w/ Video)
Immune cells ensnare dangerous cells that are on the run with a bungee-like nanotube, according to research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, by researchers from Imperial Colleg ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2010 |
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THEMIS: 'Singing' electrons help create and destroy 'killer' electrons
Scientists using NASA's fleet of THEMIS spacecraft have discovered how radio waves produced by electrons injected into Earth's near-space environment both generate and remove high-speed "killer" electrons.
May 07, 2009 |
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Meat eating led to earlier weaning, helped humans spread across globe
When early humans became carnivores, their higher-quality diet allowed mothers to wean babies earlier and have more children, with potentially profound effects on population dynamics and the course of human evolution, according ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Discovery in how HIV thwarts the body's natural defense opens up new target for drug therapies
Natural killer cells are major weapons in the body's immune system. They keep the body healthy by knocking off tumors and cells infected with viruses, bombarding them with tiny lethal pellets. But natural killer cells are ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Cancer-killing cells are caught on film in more 3D detail than ever before
Scientists reveal in more detail than ever before how white blood cells kill diseased tissue using deadly granules, in research published today in PLoS Biology.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Natural born killers -- how the body's frontline immune cells decide which cells to destroy
(PhysOrg.com) -- The mechanism used by 'Natural Killer' immune cells in the human body to distinguish between diseased cells, which they are meant to destroy, and normal cells, which they are meant to leave ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Spider mite predators serve as biological control
The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in Pennsylvania apple ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Some of your body's cells have a 'license to kill'
Millions of "natural killer cells" -- nature's first line of defense against cancer, viruses and other infectious microbes --- are on constant patrol inside your body.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Major immune system branch has hidden ability to learn
Half of the immune system has a hidden talent, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2009 |
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In immune cells, 'super-res' imaging reveals natural killers' M.O.
Making use of a new "super resolution" microscope that provides sharp images at extremely small scales, scientists have achieved unprecedented views of the immune system in action. The new tool, a stimulated ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Rare hybrid cell key to regulating the immune system
A cell small in number but powerful in its ability to switch the immune system on or off is a unique hybrid of two well-known immune cell types, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 24, 2010 |
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Study identifies promising treatment for aggressive lymphoma
New research illustrates that some patients with transformed lymphoma showed "remarkable" response to lenalidomide, an oral drug with few side effects.
May 26, 2010 |
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'Dirty' wild mice may be more relevant immunology model
Like humans, mice that live in their natural habitat encounter bacteria and other pathogens that exercise their immune system, yet the lab mice typically used in immunology studies are raised in isolation from most diseases. ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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