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Microscopy image of immune cells communicating with genes.
Healthy airways (left) show well-defined layers of ciliated cells (green) and basal stem cells (red). In airways affected by cystic fibrosis (right), the layers are disrupted, and scientists identified a transitioning cell type that combines properties of both stem cells and ciliated cells (red and green in the same cell).
Photograph of Eli Broad
Headshot of Donald Kohn
Microscope images showing brain tissue that has been damaged by white matter stroke (left) and then repaired by the new glial cell therapy (right). Myelin (seen in red), is a substance that protects the connections between neurons and is lost due to white matter stroke. As seen at right, the glial cell therapy (green) restores lost myelin and improves connections in the brain.
Headshot of S. Thomas Carmichael in a lab wearing a lab coat
The improved therapy engineers the body’s immune response against HIV rather than waiting for the virus — or parts of the virus — to induce a response. (Image: A T cell infected with HIV.)
A mix of healthy red blood cells and misshapen cells caused by sickle cell disease. These sickle-shaped cells can clog arteries, producing a range of serious health effects.