Scientists Discover T Cells That Kill Cells From Solid Tumors

T cells that recognize molecules displayed by the protein MR1 kill cancer cells from many types of solid tumors.

Nancy R. Gough, PhD
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3 min readFeb 15, 2020

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Engineered receptors for T cells are the basis for CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T cell cancer therapy. A major limitation of the applicability of this treatment for many…

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Nancy R. Gough, PhD
The Startup

Scientist, editor, and writer with a PhD in Pharmacology