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CAR-NK cell therapies for solid tumours: Closing the gap between perception and reality

Immune cell therapies have transformed the treatment of certain blood cancers over the past decade. However, when it comes to ...
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Real-Time Discrimination of Immune Cell Function and Fate

The immune system is continually surveilling the body—looking for pathogens, xenobiotics, and other non-self signals. The various cell types which constitute the immune system are, thus, incredibly ...
The Economist

Tumour cells use a genetic trick to become drug-resistant

CANCERS ARE real biological cheats. Whereas most of the cells in a healthy animal’s body get along by following the same set of genetic rules, cancer cells shamelessly ignore them. Healthy cells, for ...
The Conversation

Cell death is essential to your health − an immunologist explains when cells decide to die with a bang or take their quiet leave

Programmed cell death such as apoptosis is a common stage of cellular life. Nanoclustering/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Living cells work better than dying cells, right? However, this is not ...