In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
Skin
Cells Engineered to Mimic Thymus in Producing Mature T Cells
Immune T cells are born and educated in the specialized surroundings of the thymus,
a complex environment that researchers have long sought to replicate in the lab.
Now, by adapting easily obtained skin cells as a stand-in for the thymus, Thomas
Kupper and Rachael Clark have designed a three-dimensional living factory that
generates mature, functional human T cells from bone marrow stem cells. Their
technique offers for the first time a practical method for creating human T cells
that could one day be used to boost a patient’s immune system after bone
marrow transplantation or to fight cancer or HIV.
Upcoming
General Interest Symposium:
The X Factor: Women Advancing
Science
Friday, Dec. 9
3:00–4:30 p.m.
- Nancy Andrews
Children’s Hospital Boston
- Martha Crowninshield
Harvard Medical School
- Paula Johnson
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Elizabeth Nabel
National Institutes of Health
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Spotlight
Free
Lodging to Be Offered to Cancer Patients in Boston
Funded by the American Cancer Society, the “Hope Lodge” is being
planned for the site of the former Longwood Hospital. It will accommodate
without charge cancer patients receiving outpatient services at Boston hospitals.
Student Scene
Photo by Jeff Cleary SIDS
Recommendation Sparks Baby Care Debate
Tarayn Grizzard reports on a public disagreement over how best to reduce the
risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
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