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Patient-derived organoids in disease modelling

Drug Target Review

How can PDOs revolutionise drug discovery and deepen our understanding of disease? Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) are proliferative 3D cell structures derived from tissue samples of both healthy and diseased tissue. What sets PDOs apart from traditional 2D cell and animal models used in drug discovery?

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Condensate biology: advancing drug discovery for complex diseases

Drug Target Review

In this article, we will delve into the world of condensate biology and explore the groundbreaking research projects undertaken to discover the potential they hold for diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) and colorectal cancer. Klein notes the importance of Dewpoint’s disease-agnostic approach.

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New machine learning-based single-cell search engine makes cell annotation faster, more efficient

Broad Institute

Scientists then annotate the cells with this information, a process that can take days or even weeks, depending on the number of cells being labeled, and requires labor-intensive literature and database searches. We wanted to build a tool like that for cell biology. Overall, how can AI help advance cell biology?

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#ScienceSaturday: March 2, 2024

KIF1A

Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. Animal models have given researchers profound insights into disease, assisting in the creation and testing of new therapies that have changed lives across the world.

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Women in STEM with Juliet Williams

Drug Target Review

I sharpened my focus in my early teen age years when I decided I wanted to harness my interest in human biology to make medicines for people. I studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where I was exposed to a range of disciplines from chemistry to physiology, specialising in my last year in biochemistry.

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

They recognise ‘cell stress molecules’ on the surface of infected, old, injured and cancerous cells without the need for complex pre-stimulation signals of the adaptive immune system (eg, T cells). NK cells can be readily extracted from umbilical cord blood or peripheral blood of adult donors.

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Framework for understanding cell organisation and variation

Drug Target Review

A recently published study 1 from a large team of cell biologists sheds new light on cellular organisation and variability. Dr Susanne Rafelski, who led the study, spoke with Drug Target Review about how the study was conducted, how it might apply to diseases and future directions. Cancer pathology is a clear example of that.