Over the past decade it has become accepted that some T cells play a role in dampening down immune responses. These cells are dubbed regulatory T cells or Treg for short. In lab studies, Treg have been shown to suppress the activation of other T cells, and there is considerable evidence that this re...

Biotech, Drugs, Life Sciences Luke Timmerman wrote: Some of the stories Lynn Rose told me the other week made me laugh out loud, and want to cry in mercy. One story was about the academic researcher who ran a single experiment in an animal species that panned out. This scientist, who shall remain na...

Biotech, people, startups Luke Timmerman wrote: It’s cold outside, so I was a little bummed there was no actual fire at an event last night billed as a “fireside chat.” This get-together actually took some time to warm up (pun intended). But once it got rolling, three of the most e...

Earlier this year the blog covered studies conducted by the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), which identified a suite of genetic associations with control of HIV replication. Researchers from Sunil Ahuja’s group have now evaluated these associations in a different natural history co...