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Mitch Leslie

Mitch Leslie writes about cell biology and immunology.

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Proteins that sense light also sense taste, at least in fruit flies

By Mitch LeslieApr. 2, 2020
The body's dangerous defenders

By Mitch LeslieMar. 6, 2020
New drugs aim to disarm the immune system’s ‘atomic bomb’ cells

By Mitch LeslieMar. 5, 2020
Revamped cancer drug starves tumors in mice

By Mitch LeslieNov. 7, 2019
Outsize impact

By Mitch LeslieOct. 18, 2019
New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics

By Mitch LeslieOct. 17, 2019
Ultrasound can ‘see’ when tumor cells turn genes on and off

By Mitch LeslieSep. 26, 2019
Researchers use DNA to take pictures of cells

By Mitch LeslieJun. 20, 2019
The mismeasure of hands?

By Mitch LeslieJun. 7, 2019
Talk to the hand. Scientists try to debunk idea that finger length can reveal personality and health

By Mitch LeslieJun. 6, 2019
Genetically engineered immune cells fight off deadly virus in mice

By Mitch LeslieMay. 17, 2019
Taste for danger

By Mitch LeslieMar. 29, 2019
Closing in on a century-old mystery, scientists are figuring out what the body’s ‘tuft cells’ do

By Mitch LeslieMar. 28, 2019
Cancer-slaying virus may fight childhood eye tumor

By Mitch LeslieJan. 23, 2019
‘Junk DNA’ may help yeast survive stress

By Mitch LeslieJan. 16, 2019
$125 million gift from Microsoft co-founder launches new institute to probe immune system

By Mitch LeslieDec. 12, 2018

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Mitch Leslie

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Latest Stories

Proteins that sense light also sense taste, at least in fruit flies

The body's dangerous defenders

New drugs aim to disarm the immune system’s ‘atomic bomb’ cells

Revamped cancer drug starves tumors in mice

Outsize impact

New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics

Ultrasound can ‘see’ when tumor cells turn genes on and off

Researchers use DNA to take pictures of cells

The mismeasure of hands?

Talk to the hand. Scientists try to debunk idea that finger length can reveal personality and health

Genetically engineered immune cells fight off deadly virus in mice

Taste for danger

Closing in on a century-old mystery, scientists are figuring out what the body’s ‘tuft cells’ do

Cancer-slaying virus may fight childhood eye tumor

‘Junk DNA’ may help yeast survive stress

$125 million gift from Microsoft co-founder launches new institute to probe immune system

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