A class of ineffective immune cells may be driving Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, a finding that could both explain why APOE4 gene increases the risk of the disease and why a new drug can impact it.
Luciano Marraffini鈥檚 research helped lay the groundwork for the newly FDA-approved CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell anemia. He reflects on how we got here鈥攁nd where the science is going next.
By focusing on the emergent features of cell collectives, instead of individual cells, scientists forge a new path for understanding how organs develop their architecture.听听听
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