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How do cancer cells behave differently from healthy ones? – George Zaidan
An animated primer on what separates a cancer cell from a normal one, from uncontrolled division to evading the body's usual checks. Viewers also…
Checkpoint Inhibitors: Taking the Brakes Off the Immune System
Explains how tumors exploit immune 'checkpoints' to switch off T cells and how checkpoint-blocking drugs release those brakes. A useful foundation for understanding much…
How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA | Jennifer Doudna
CRISPR co-inventor Jennifer Doudna describes how a bacterial immune system became a programmable tool for editing DNA. She also raises the ethical questions that…
Explaining Clinical Trials
The European regulator explains what clinical trials are, why they are run in phases, and how participants are protected. A good baseline for reading…
5 Things You Need to Know About the Drug Approval Process
The FDA outlines key facts about how a new medicine moves from development to approval. It clarifies what regulators review and what an approval…
How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly – Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne
Explains how mRNA vaccines instruct cells to make a harmless viral protein that trains the immune system. It also shows how decades of prior…