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CAR T uses the body’s immune system to fight some cancers – Sunbury Daily Item

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2018-01-06 NEWS

CAR T uses the body’s immune system to fight some cancers
Sunbury Daily Item
CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T cells are an example of adoptive cell transfer, an exciting new type of cancer treatment with the potential to dramatically change the way we treat cancer. They enable the person’s own immune system to better attack

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2018-01-05 NEWS

MIT Technology Review

Uh Oh—CRISPR Might Not Work in People
MIT Technology Review
A sampling of human blood has turned up a surprise: most people could be immune to one of the world’s biggest advances in genetic engineering. It’s in our blood: Scientists searched the blood of 22 newborns and 12 adults for antibodies to the two most

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2018-01-05 NEWS

MIT Technology Review

Uh Oh—CRISPR Might Not Work in People
MIT Technology Review
A sampling of human blood has turned up a surprise: most people could be immune to one of the world’s biggest advances in genetic engineering. It’s in our blood: Scientists searched the blood of 22 newborns and 12 adults for antibodies to the two most