Steve Hill
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How our cells’ natural defenses to fight cancer can be unlocked by new immunotherapy
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes, immune cells which have a powerful arsenal of cytotoxic weaponry that they can use ...
Gene circuit triggers immune system to battle cancer
A research team at MIT has used synthetic biology to create a gene circuit that triggers the immune system to ...
Is life-extending modern medicine ‘unnatural?’
The word ‘unnatural’ conjures up feelings of doom and dread, and it is unfortunately often used by critics of science ...