The State’s Fire Insurance Backstop Is Becoming Californians’ Only Option
California’s FAIR Plan now covers many low-risk homes, as a Stanford study warns wildfire losses, not just premiums, drive the insurance crisis.
Stanford University
From its founding in California in the late 19th century until today, Stanford has been infused with the American West’s spirit of openness and possibility. We believe strongly in the mission of higher education – to create and share knowledge and to prepare students to be curious, to think critically, and to contribute to the world. With world-class scholars and seven schools located together on a single campus, Stanford offers academic excellence across the broadest array of disciplines.
The ‘Dead-End’ Immune Cell That Could Make CAR Macrophage Therapy Renewable
Engineered macrophages struggle to expand and persist as cancer therapies. USC researchers found a way to grow their upstream progenitors on a massive scale by blocking one enzyme. CAR-engineered versions attacked leukemia and solid tumors in mice. A new receptor design even recruited the host’s immune system across mismatch barriers.
