What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of February 17, 2021

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two large natural killer immune cells surrounded by their much smaller exosomes

Wed, 17 Feb 2021
Scientists 'farm' natural killer cells in novel cancer-fighting approach

Engineers and oncologists teamed to develop a microfluidic chip

Building on the promise of emerging therapies to deploy the body's "natural killer" immune cells to fight cancer, researchers at the

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Rice Investigation, Communication and Education (RICE)

Wed, 17 Feb 2021
Food contamination sometimes starts in the soil

It all comes down to soil chemistry

When most people hear "food contamination," they think of bacteria on unwashed fruits or vegetables or undercooked meat. However, there are other ways for harmful contaminants to get into food products.

Angelia Seyfferth, a member of the

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