Laura Elizabeth Lansdowne
Managing Editor
As managing editor, Laura works closely with the editorial director to create, inform and maintain the overall editorial strategy for Technology Networks. She plays an active part in the general oversight and training of the in-house editorial team, as well as working directly with commissioned writers to produce content across the publication’s communities. After obtaining a first-class honors degree in biology, Laura worked as a quality assurance technologist before joining the Wellcome Sanger Institute and undertaking an additional qualification in clinical chemistry. In 2015, she left to pursue pharmaceutical and editorial-based roles, before joining Technology Networks in 2017.
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Applying Organ-on-a-Chip Tech to the Lymphatic System
Texas A&M University's Dr. Abhishek Jain and colleagues have developed the first lymphangion-chip to model the functional unit of a lymph vessel. The hope is that the chip will allow researchers to gain a clearer picture of the mechanical forces controlling lymphatic physiology and pathophysiology, which in turn will help to identify new therapeutic targets for conditions such as lymphedema.
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大规模研究，人造甜味剂与癌症风险增加有关
一项大型法国成年人的大型队列研究的结果表明，食品和饮料中发现的一些人造甜味剂与患癌症的风险增加有关。研究结果发表在PLOS Medicine.
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Tumor Biology
Download this infographic to explore cancer cell physiology, the composition of the tumor microenvironment and mechanisms regulating tumor initiation and cancer progression.
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What Role Do Bitter Taste Receptors Play in Cancer?
To determine the current state of knowledge on the role of bitter taste receptors in cancer, researchers analyzed extensive data gathered using PubMed and Google Scholar.捷克葡萄牙直播recently had the pleasure of speaking with two of the study’s authors, Dr. Agnes Mistlberger-Reiner and Sofie Zehentner to learn more about their findings.
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利用对爱泼斯坦 - 巴尔病毒的T细胞反应来治疗威胁生命的疾病
捷克葡萄牙直播recently spoke with Jakob Dupont, head of global research & development at Atara Bio, to learn more about the company’s novel allogeneic EBV T-cell platform and discover how it’s enabling a differentiated approach to allogeneic cell therapy.
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自以为是的科学第40集：疱疹-MS链接，mRNA药丸和再生青蛙四肢
In the latestOpinionated Science, the first of 2022, the TN team discusses why multiple sclerosis links to a herpesvirus, a limb regenerating Fitbit that has amputee frogs hopping again and the next era of pill-based mRNA technology.
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Harnessing the Immune System To Treat Cancer
In this article, we consider some of the work being done to enhance the T-cell response to tumors, discuss the promise of oncolytic virotherapy and highlight the potential benefits of combined therapy.
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Women in Science: Perspectives From Industry
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022,捷克葡萄牙直播interviewed three women who have built successful careers within the scientific industry, to learn about their career paths and the reasons they chose to work in industry.
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Understanding Polyps and Their Colorectal Cancer Counterparts
Researchers from Vanderbilt University have discovered how polyps develop into colorectal cancer. This knowledge could help to improve how this type of cancer is monitored and treated. The study was published inCell.
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Alleviating the Burden of NGS Library Preparation
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has undoubtedly revolutionized the genomics field and thanks to technological advances in recent years, laboratories around the globe are now applying NGS to a wide variety of applications. However, library sample preparation remains a key bottleneck and researchers are now looking to adopt automation solutions to alleviate this pain point.捷克葡萄牙直播recently spoke with Paul Lomax, product manager at SPT Labtech to learn more about firefly®, the company’s new liquid handling platform for NGS library preparation.
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