Could targeting SRC-3 in regulatory T cells help overcome tumour immunosuppression? Researchers explain how this approach could restore anti-tumour immunity and what remains to be proven in patients.
The editing machinery gets much of the attention in genome editing, but it’s the donor DNA template that can determine whether an edit works. Long synthetic ssDNA could offer researchers another option.
Dr Raminderpal Singh speaks to Dr Srijit Seal about how AI agents are changing computational drug discovery, the impact on scientists’ daily work and why valuable findings remain unpublished.
Could organ-on-a-chip technology help identify drug failures before clinical trials? Jim Corbett of Emulate discusses the evidence needed to make human-relevant models reliable tools in drug discovery.
A combination of a CD276-targeting antibody-drug conjugate and mitochondria-disrupting gene therapy has demonstrated anti-tumour activity in preclinical models of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
A new review of primary biliary cholangitis reveals how interactions between bile duct epithelial cells and immune populations sustain chronic inflammation, and explores whether mapping individual disease mechanisms could guide more targeted therapies.
Researchers have discovered a new family of bacterial natural products that bind the cancer-associated enzyme AKR1C3, revealing potential starting points for drug discovery.
Aptamers can recognise cancer-associated targets and deliver drugs directly to tumour cells. So why have so few reached the clinic? A new review examines the barriers to their development.
Poor recovery, inconsistent growth and changes in morphology can affect organoid research. How much experimental variability starts with the culture itself?
Find out how virus-like particles are produced at scale, and how they can be used to measure IgM, IgG and neutralising antibody responses in vaccine development.
AI agents promise to transform drug discovery, but where do they really add value? Dr Eric Ma examines search, model choice, vendor lock-in and why scientific expertise matters more than ever.