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Blood vessels seem remarkably simple; they are just tubes that carry blood throughout our body. The innermost layer of these vessels, however, is composed of a single, flat layer of specialized…

The success of nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines has redefined modern vaccine platform design. These vaccines deliver antigen-encoding mRNA packaged inside lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), generating potent neutralizing antibodies and durable memory B cell responses. One…

The engineering of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has been a significant recent advance in cancer therapy. CAR T cells are manufactured by collecting a patient’s own T cells, engineering…

Myosotis scorpiodes, or forget-me-nots, are a small blue flower that received its name from an old French tale in which a knight throws a bouquet he picked into a lake where…
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