A research team at the Terasaki Institute, led by Dr. Vadim Jucaud in collaboration with Dr. Jing Yong Ye from the University of Texas San Antonio, has developed a new microfluidic-based biosensing platform that allows monitoring cellular secretion of monoclonal antibody in real time. This approach can make monoclonal antibody production more efficient, ultimately lowering manufacturing costs so these important biotherapeutics become more accessible to patients.

Scientists, nurses, and researchers in George Mason University’s College of Public Health have successfully progressed to the third phase of a National Institutes of Health program studying a broad range of early life exposures on child health.

Conifers use resin to protect themselves. This resin contains diterpenes, which act as a natural defense against insect pests. Some of these substances existed before conifers evolved, while others developed independently in different tree species later on — presumably to protect against bark beetles. A key factor in this process is the evolutionary mechanism known as "epistasis": previous genetic changes pave the way for new defenses. These findings help us better understand the natural power of plant defenses and may lead to more sustainable plant protection methods.