How Some Viruses Can Help Treat Cancer - Immunology Explained A special type of virus, called an oncolytic virus, can actually help treat cancer. These viruses are having a big impact in the fight against cancer.

So happy to share this brief post about the magic and challenges of oncolytic virotherapy and the promise this immunotherapy holds for the fight against metastatic disease
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Resolution of Squamous-Cell Carcinoma by Restoring T-Cell Receptor Signaling | NEJM Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) is primarily caused by oncogenesis mediated by ultraviolet radiation, and β-human papillomavirus (β-HPV) is believed to be a mere facilitator that is dispens...

Regression of a recurrent and invasive SCC, a type of skin cancer after transplantation of HPV-specific T cells! This suggests an oncogenic role for HPV (Beta1-HPV) for this type of skin cancer and for boosting immunity against the virus to treat the tumor. www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

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The Royal Society is dead A few months ago, Dorothy Bishop resigned her fellowship in the Royal Society in protest at Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship. This was a highly principled stand. Eight weeks ago, Steven Curr…

as Elon Musk continues to shred science, Mike Taylor reflects on inaction by @royalsociety.org
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I’ve defended Richard Ebright’s scientific contributions.

So I feel compelled to highlight this paper by Rasmussen et al, arguably one of the most important papers showing the role of host genetics in viral pathogenesis: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25359852/

Not a zero accomplishment.

Facts matter.

Wondering about my sanity after working non-stop for the last 16 hr, knowing that tomorrow will be the same and I am so tired that even my hair hurts. Wishing you get rest soon, or that you take advantage of a break to look @ the eclipse tonight

Journal retracts study that promoted hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment Paper published in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents in 2020 withdrawn by Dutch publisher Elsevier

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| Microbe TV Donate to MicrobeTV Featured Video Not only is RFK Jr. NOT qualified to be the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he poses a DIRECT THREAT to the lives of Americans. Learn how in our...

Go to microbe.tv the home of all podcasts by Vincent Racaniello. Search for vaccine derived polio. I‘m sure an episode will pop up. Otherwise, the whole Virology 101 lecture he gives at Columbia is on Youtube. Would surprise me if the polio vaccine isn’t mentioned there.

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Tutorial: design, production and testing of oncolytic viruses for cancer immunotherapy - Nature Protocols This tutorial provides guidelines on oncolytic virus design, production and testing in cancer immunotherapy. Best practice recommendations for preclinical and clinical use of oncolytic viruses as an i...

If you are new to Oncolytics and how to test the immune response, this is a great review
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This is more than a slap in the face to all of us trying to advance science. We are teachers, scientists, techs, and students. Some don't earn enough to pay loans or a car. We do it b/c we love learning. Years of training & long hours to have a snake oil charmer tell us what to do and how to do it.

Same! Since that awful night, I have been working my way through the top 300 best horror movies of all time (rotten tomatoes). It's been very calming (consider that I don't like horror and I watch with a blanket for protection).🫣

This elephant learned to use a hose as a shower. Then her rival sought revenge Behaviors reveal sophisticated tool use—and possible “pranking”—among pachyderms

Jealousy in elephants? Revenge?
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