Immunology

Cell size and cell-cycle states play key decision-making roles in HIV

December 29, 2018

Thanks to the development of antiretroviral drugs, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is considered a manageable chronic disease today. However, if left undiagnosed or untreated, HIV can develop into AIDS (acquired immune deficiency [more...]

Bio-Rad Expands Its Cell Biology Portfolio With High Performance Flow Cytometer

February 8, 2016

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B) and Propel Labs today announced that Bio-Rad has acquired a high performance analytical flow cytometer platform from Propel Labs that will enable advanced and novice users to perform [more...]

Expert Discusses Field of Flow Cytometry 50 Years After Its Invention

December 5, 2015

A cell sorter built by Mack Fulwyler has been preserved by Purdue Professor J. Paul Robinson. Fulwyler is credited with creating the first cell sorter in 1965, which started the field of flow cytometry. This instrument, which Fulwyler [more...]

Microfluidic Device Observes T Cell Interaction

January 15, 2015

MIT researchers have designed a microfluidic device that allows them to precisely trap pairs of cells (one red, one green) and observe how they interact over time. (Credit: Burak Dura) The immune system is a complex network of many [more...]