GEN Magazine

Volume 44, Issue No. 5, May 2024

May 2024 issue cover

The May issue of GEN has a hidden theme: technologies are emerging to shore up our immune defenses. What’s so hidden about that? Well, the technologies are quite varied: multispecific antibodies, cell therapies, and next-generation vaccines. So, it’s easy to miss the big picture, which is that the immune system is both intricate and finely balanced—as deserving, in its own way, of the respect accorded celestial mechanics, the subtleties of which inspired the ancients to coin the term musica universalis, which refers to the unheard music of harmony and equilibrium. Now it’s the immune system’s turn. Should the immune system become discordant or disequilibrated by the operations of a disease process, it needn’t succumb to chaos. Interventions are possible. For example, when cancer intrudes, therapeutic cells can restore order. If only rogue planets could be so easily counterbalanced.

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Multispecific Antibodies Come to Grips with Manifold Targets

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Vaccine Developers Leverage mRNA and Other Powerful Technologies

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In Vivo Gene Editing Grants Access to Medical Treasures

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Proteomics in Portland: A Report from the U.S. HUPO Meeting

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Rise of Automation in Mass Spectrometry–Based Proteomics

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Cell Therapy Manufacturing: Time to Move Fast

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Protein Microparticles Turn Infusions into Injectables

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Top 10 Best-Selling Cell and Gene Therapies

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Organoid-Immune Co-Culture Models for Cancer Research

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Addressing Unmet Needs for Cryopreservation in Cell Therapies

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The Emerging Role of ssDNA in Gene Therapy

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Transforming Genomics Workflows with Automated Liquid Handling

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The Crucial Role of Organ-on-a-Chip Technology in Understanding Mechanistic Toxicity

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What Lies Ahead? Shaping the Future of Cell and Gene Therapy

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Humanized Mice in Advancing Vaccine Research for Cancer and Infectious Diseases

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Universal Vaccine Strategy Boosts Body’s RNAi Response to Viruses

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StockWatch: CDMOs Tumble as Congress Takes Aim at Chinese Biotechs

mRNA Therapeutics May Act Longer If Given Multiple Tails

Oral Bacterium Migrates to Gut, Helps Colorectal Tumors Grow

A microscope image shows a human colorectal cancer tumor with Fusobacterium nucleatum stained in a red-purple color. The bacterium is commonly found in people’s mouths. Fred Hutch researchers have found a specific subtype of F. nucleatum that can move to the gut, where it helps colorectal cancer grow.