Tag: Cell Differentiation

MD Anderson and collaborators to launch project studying T cells on International Space Station

sarah JonasAnnouncement

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and collaborators are initiating a research project that will send T cells to the International Space Station (ISS) to study the effects of prolonged microgravity on cell differentiation, activation, memory and exhaustion.

A Snapshot in Time: Study Captures Fleeting Cell Differences That Can Alter Disease Risk

sarah JonasResearch Results

In cinema and science fiction, one small change in the past can have major, sometimes life-changing effects in the future. Using a series of snapshots, researchers recently captured such so-called “butterfly effects” in heart muscle cell development, and say this…