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Monoclonal Antibodies—a Valuable Asset in Human History (Part One)

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Abstract:  Monoclonal antibody (McAb) was produced by B cell hybridoma cell line. Single antibody monoclonal antibody technology targeting only one antigenic determinant was first initiated in 1975 by Koehler of Germany and Milstein of the United Kingdom. The basic principle of McAb technology is that mouse myeloma cells can proliferate indefinitely and secrete immunoglobulins without antibody activity in vitro and in vivo, while spleen cells of immunized mice have the ability to produce antibodies, but cannot proliferate indefinitely. These two cells are fused into hybridoma cells using a fusion agent (PEG, etc.). Such hybridoma cells have the major features of the parental cells. It can not only proliferate in artificial culture, but also produce specific antibodies. Clones grown from a single cell can be selected by limiting dilution. McAb has many advantages, such as: high unity and homogeneity; high titer; immune antigen does not need to be purified, but pure antibodies...

Cutting-edge statistics yield new insight into attributing, projecting climate change

Projecting the future of extreme weather events and their impact on human life, the environment and vulnerable ecosystems locally and across the globe remains a complex task in climate research -- and one in which statisticians are increasingly playing key roles, particularly through the development of new models. The December issue of   CHANCE examines complexities of intense, massive data collection and statistical analysis techniques in climate research and features new proposed statistical methodology that could be a "game changer" in understanding our climate system and in the attribution of extreme climatic events. Changes in events related to atmospheric circulation, such as storms, cannot be characterized robustly due to their underlying chaotic nature. In contrast, changes in thermodynamic state variables, such as global temperature, can be relatively well characterized. "Rather than trying to assess the probability of an extreme event occurring, a group of ...

The Darling of the New Century: Nanoparticles

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  Do you understand these important concepts? Nanoparticles  refer to particles having a particle size between 1 and 100 nm, also known as ultrafine particles. They are in an over-extension between macroscopic objects and between micro-systems and macro-systems. They are a group of a small number of atoms or molecules, so they are neither a typical microscopic system nor an atypical macroscopic system. The basic meaning of nanoscience and technology  is to manipulate and arrange atomic and molecular innovations directly or indirectly in the nanometer category for making new substances. Nanomedicine  is an emerging edge interdisciplinary subject based on nanoscience or medicine. Its basic meaning refers to the use of nanotechnology theories and methods to carry out a new discipline of medical research and clinical treatment, which is mainly related to medicine in two aspects. Combination: First, the detection technology of disease; second, the treatment te...