Enlarge / This microscopy image shows a cytotoxic T cell (blue) attacking a cancer cell (green) by releasing toxic chemicals (red). Alex Ritter, Jennifer Lippincott Schwartz, and Gillian Griffiths/National Institutes of Health reader comments 84 with A key function of our immune system is to detect and eliminate foreign pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. ..
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reader comments 24 with 0 posters participating Share this story Last week, researchers published the results of a clinical trial that used CRISPR gene editing to create a large population of cancer-targeting immune cells. The trial was short, and the reprogrammed immune cells weren’t especially effective against the cancer. But the technology, or something similar, ..
Enlarge / False-color image of a T-cell (orange) latching on to a cell in preparation for killing it. reader comments 52 with 41 posters participating Share this story Covid-19 Coverage View more stories From the start, the omicron variant had experts worried because its version of the virus’s spike protein carried mutations in many of ..
Enlarge / T-cells attacking a cell recognized as foreign. reader comments 44 with 26 posters participating, including story author Share this story Covid-19 Coverage View more stories Ultimately, the only way for societies to return to some semblance of normal in the wake of the current pandemic is to reach a state called herd immunity. ..