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Bioengineering

How Nanobots Are Being Used to Fight Cancer

Research into the application of nanobots in cancer treatment is an ongoing endeavour. At the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in…

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Biology

THE MODEL OF ACTION OF CANCER GENES

Early models of cancer genetics categorized cancer genes into oncogenes, which are growth inducing, and tumor suppressor genes. Cells harboring mutant p53 genes…

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Dendritic cells vaccine role model
Biology

ROLE OF DENDRITIC CELLS IN VACCINE FUNCTION

It is likely that dendritic cells are a key mediator of vaccine function. Dendritic cells activate T-cell responses by capturing, processing and presenting…

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