The systemic administration of erythrocytes with chemokine-encapsulating nanoparticles non-covalently anchored to their surface results in local and systemic tumour suppression in mouse models of lung metastasis. rdcu.be/caTWt

Encouraging news, given the upcoming holidays

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Gitanjali Rao, 15, has been named Time's Kid of the Year for 2020 for her work inventing a mobile device to test for lead in drinking water. "I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it — and anyone can do it," she says. trib.al/xIX4CvW

Taylor Swift's new record, "evermore," is out now. Stream it here. trib.al/StnqI9Q

“Most innovation actually comes from something outside your industry being applied to your own. Companies that are in 4 walls ultimately end up being less innovative.” — Tony Hsieh Hear our interview with the late Zappos.com CEO on this week’s playback: freak.ws/3gfUiqn

Looking forward to the #immunoengineering session today World Biomaterials Congress & Community? Check out the Review by Susan Thomas and colleagues Georgia Tech on material design for lymph node drug delivery #5yearsNatRevMater #WBC2020 rdcu.be/cbERJ

Is it more difficult to take on new ventures when you’re feeling a little depleted or lacking confidence? And if so, how can you challenge that tendency? This week, a No Stupid Questions episode on Freakonomics Radio: freak.ws/3aBtgt4

Amid shifting career priorities, Nature asked scientists for their advice to colleagues and what they plan to start, limit or keep doing in 2021. go.nature.com/2KAqSYF

Extracellular vesicles versus synthetic nanoparticles for drug delivery! Check out the new Comment by Joy Wolfram, PhD Mayo Clinic and Kenneth W Witwer (he/him) Johns Hopkins Medicine on #ExtracellularVesicles #nanomedicine #drugdelivery go.nature.com/3hPD6ca

In the case of many viral infections, like #COVID19, it is the overexuberant host immune response that results in life-threatening outcomes. Thus, therapies that modulate bioactive lipids that regulate this response may be beneficial. fcld.ly/gb84gre #SciMagPerspective

So, you want your kid to be an elite athlete? npr.org/sections/money…

Here's the chance to enable great progress in medical research. Any progress would be beneficial to all, but 8 years would be golden. cancerdiscovery.aacrjournals.org/content/early/…

Tumor-derived exosomes can specifically prevent cancer metastatic organotropism. | Lee Jia, Minjiang University | #exosome [50 days' free access] authors.elsevier.com/a/1cVA4cI2%7Ew…

Always under-emphasized but one of the most important factors for advancing in your career, imho nature.com/articles/d4158…

Join us at 3:30 on Friday for a Frontiers webinar as GarciaLabGT talks about "Bioengineered Synthetic Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine." Event link: bit.ly/FrontiersMES

Not only in silico drug discovery: molecular modeling towards in silico drug delivery formulations. | Tommaso Casalini ETH Zurich | Tommaso Casalini #insilico #molecularmodeling [Open access] doi.org/10.1016/j.jcon…

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Scientists are beginning to understand the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on breast milk, and their preliminary results should come as welcome news to the more than 100 million lactating people across the world, according to a @nature report. go.nature.com/3jepnP2

A man who suffered a cardiac emergency died after being turned away from 43 ICUs in 3 states — all at capacity from COVID. His obit includes this plea: "In honor of Ray, please get vaccinated if you have not, in an effort to free up resources for non COVID related emergencies."