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Genomic landscape of how cancer cells evade the immune system

Researchers from Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the University of Toronto, have mapped the genes that allow […]

Rebalancing immune hyperactivity in Down’s syndrome

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer  People with Down’s syndrome have chronic hyperactivation of interferon signalling, meaning they are at […]

A new role for RNA editing in immune-cell trafficking

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer A paper published in the journal Immunity has identified a new role for the […]

New computational tool maps development of immune cells

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute have developed a computational pipeline for mapping immune cell development. The tool, described in […]

Chronic immune response implicated in age-related macular degeneration

A recent study, carried out by researchers form the NIH’s National Eye Institute, has identified rare genetic variants that could […]

Single-Cell and Spatial Data Reveals How Hodgkin Lymphoma Cells Evade Immune Attack

In a new study, published in the journal Blood, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute have used single-cell and spatial […]

CRISPR technology alters immune cells to fight cancer

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have combined the use of CRISPR gene therapy with engineered immune cells […]

Ancient retrovirus genes play crucial role in brain’s innate immune response

Written by Lauren Robertson, Science Writer. New research has uncovered the role of two specific mouse genes – leftover by […]

Trogocytosis helps tumours evade the immune response

Written by Lauren Robertson, Science Writer In a new study, published in Cell Metabolism, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania […]

Mutations in immune cells found to influence cancer development and the ageing process

Written by Miyako Rogers, Science Writer A new genomic study of lymphocytes published in Nature has revealed that mutations occurring […]