March 2023- Volume 19, Issue 3
In this Issue
Editor's Focus
Explained: How Does CAR T Cell Therapy Work?
Explained: How Does CAR T Cell Therapy Work?
By engineering immune cells to effectively attack cancer cells, researchers established a new paradigm for cancer therapy.
Better rabies treatments bite back
Better rabies treatments bite back
Symptomatic rabies has no cure, but recent advances in rabies structural biology and antibody cocktails point to better treatments on the horizon.
Editors Insight
A conference and a COVID-19 close call
A conference and a COVID-19 close call
As scientific conferences return to in person programming, we still need COVID-19 precautions.
Tools & Techniques
Bacterial biosensors eavesdrop on the gut
Bacterial biosensors eavesdrop on the gut
Genetically engineered bacteria could help diagnose or monitor gut diseases.
Detecting disease in breath
Detecting disease in breath
Researchers are rooting through the concoction of compounds in exhaled breath vapor for metabolic manifestations of COVID-19 and cancer.
Infectious Disease
Mining mucus for drug inspiration
Mining mucus for drug inspiration
Therapeutics that mimic or manipulate components of mucus may protect against deadly infections.
Disease Pathways
The path to treating Parkinson’s disease begins in the gut
The path to treating Parkinson’s disease begins in the gut
New research is unraveling the connection between the gut microbiome and Parkinson’s disease, revealing potential gut-targeted therapeutic strategies.
