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May 2024 Volume 20, Issue 3

Volume 20, Issue 3 | May 2024

May 2024

In this Issue

Aging

A close-up of a scientist’s hands in black gloves holding an obscured object under a microscope.

Reproductive aging leads to many women’s health problems

Slowing female reproductive aging could be the key to improving women’s health.

An illustrated image of an older woman looking at a younger version of herself with a clock behind them, representing reversing immune system aging

Explained: At what age does the immune system weaken?

After decades of combating daily assaults, the immune system undergoes dramatic changes that drastically affect human health.

Five cartoon vials of blood with a doctor holding a magnifying glass to one, symbolizing young blood rejuvenation therapy.

The science of young blood transfusions: can blood rejuvenate?

Explore the science behind young blood transfusion and blood rejuvenation therapy. Learn how researchers are studying the potential of young plasma to reverse the effects of aging.

RNA

A 3D rendering of a yellow lipid nanoparticle holding an mRNA therapeutic is shown entering a pink human cell.

Moderna’s path to mRNA therapies for rare metabolic disorders

Paolo Martini leads the biotech company’s rare disease research program with the hope of developing the very first treatments for genetic metabolic disorders.

A microscopic view of white, orange, and green molecules

Silencing genes to prevent disease with RNAi drugs

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutics based on the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway discovered in 1998.

Editor's Insight

Science needs creativity

The pursuit of scientific knowledge relies on analytical thinking, but creativity also plays an essential role.

Editor's Focus

White bowls with brown circular objects on a brown wooden background

A new Goldilocks drug class: macrocyclic peptides

By making peptides ring shaped, researchers uncovered a new class of drugs that is “just right” for previously undruggable targets.

Cell Therapy

Two Antion Biosciences researchers look at a fluorescent image on a computer monitor while wearing white lab coats and purple gloves.

Silencing cancer with CAR T cells

A new approach to cell engineering could make off-the-shelf CAR T cell therapies a reality.

Inside the robotic cluster at Multiply Labs

The robots making cell therapies

Scientists and engineers teamed up to use robots to streamline cell therapy manufacturing, aiming to give more patients access to these lifesaving therapies.