Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Immunotherapy, although being a formidable cancer treatment, produces durable responses for a few tumor types only. Lately, scientists have identified 182 genes that enable the cancer cells to evade death by the immune system. They carried out genome-wide CRISPR screens across a group of genetically varying mouse cancer cell lines, […]
-Shrayana Ghosh, Amity University A recent study conducted at Yale University compared the immune system cells in the spinal fluid of healthy people and people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). It was reported that an inflammatory autoimmune response within the CNS (Central Nervous System) has been identified that is associated with neurodegenerative disorders such as MS. […]
–PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA The foundation for the quest in vaccine discovery lies in antibodies and its immune response. Immunoglobulins (minute proteins) are the sole defenders against invading pathogens. Therefore, the detailed study of the immune system is a fascination around the globe. Recently, Dr. Josef Penninger’s group at IMBA and UBC were amazed […]
