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Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new type of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell that elicits a more controlled immune response to cancer in mice—effectively ...

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From studying anemone fights to connecting students with research opportunities, Rowan Lopez ’26 is making a difference in the world of undergraduate research at Cornell. Lopez is a biology major ...