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Two-Pronged Antibodies Draw Immune Killers Directly to Cancer Cells

The structure of the ROR1-binding arm of the bi-specific antibody in complex with ROR1 was determined by X-ray crystallography. Our immune system’s arsenal of defenses usually protects us from cancer. But sometimes, cancer cells overwhelm or evade this elaborate defense system. In a study in PNAS, Immunology…

New Potential Painkillers Reduce Overdose Risk

JUPITER, FL – Scientists at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology have developed new opioid pain relievers that reduce pain on par with morphine but do not slow or stop breathing—the cause of opiate overdose. The research, published today in the journal Cell, describes a…