All immune system articles
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BusinessSoapbark branches out to fill essential role in vaccine recipes
The soapbark tree has long been used in traditional medicines, but is now coveted for some of our newest vaccines
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BusinessProtein-based Covid-19 vaccines could overshadow rivals
Although slower to develop, protein-based vaccines are well understood with a strong record of safety and effectiveness
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OpinionVaccine development against the clock
How long will it take to develop a coronavirus vaccine and why is it so hard?
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ResearchUniversal blood for transfusion could be created by hydrogel ‘camouflage’
Antigen-shield can prevent serious immune response to incompatible blood group
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ResearchFirst three-component artificial immune system made of DNA-studded gold nanomachines
DNA machines could interface with biological systems to make intelligent medicines
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ResearchBrake dust damages lungs as much as diesel exhaust fumes
Landmark study highlights a new avenue for air pollution research
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ReviewThe Beautiful Cure: Harnessing your body's natural defences
The human body’s response to disease is fiendishly complex but endlessly fascinating
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PodcastTriamcinolone
Concluding our pair of podcasts on a recent cycling scandal, Ben Valsler looks at the corticosteroid triamcinolone
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ResearchTumour cells' last breaths dampen down immune system
Dying cancer cells release potassium ions that alter the behaviour of T-cells
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PodcastThiomersal
Kat Arney introduces the organomercury preservative associated with the current controversy around vaccines
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ResearchBee immune system discovery points way to pollinator 'vaccines'
Molecular mechanism in the bee immune system could save populations in decline