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Stanford Medicine researchers and others study a deadly virus -- the Nipah virus -- in a high-clearance safety laboratory.

Stanford Medicine researchers and others study a deadly virus -- the Nipah virus -- in a high-clearance safety laboratory.

Stanford stem cell biologists have found a way to block a signal that causes growth of breast cancer cells, opening potential for new treatments.

Stanford stem cell biologists have found a way to block a signal that causes growth of breast cancer cells, opening potential for new treatments.

Stanford researchers and colleagues have invented a genetic safety mechanism that can deactivate transplanted cells if they change in a problematic way.

Stanford researchers and colleagues have invented a genetic safety mechanism that can deactivate transplanted cells if they change in a problematic way.

A novel immunotherapy appears safe for use in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Here, a Northern California man shares his experience in the study.

A novel immunotherapy appears safe for use in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Here, a Northern California man shares his experience in the study.

The question sounds more like sociology than biology: What would happen if you could take a cell gone bad -- a cancer cell -- bring …