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I think this is really exciting! "Scientists have combined the ability to reprogram stem cells into T-cells with a recently developed strategy for genetically modifying patients’ own T-cells to seek and destroy tumors. The result is the capacity to mass-produce in the laboratory an unlimited quantity of cancer-fighting cells that resemble natural T-cells. These genetically engineered cells have been effective in wiping out tumors in a mouse model of lymphoma. More info: bit.ly/19lPvi4 Journal article: Generation of tumor-targeted human T lymphocytes from induced pluripotent stem cells for cancer therapy. Nature Biotechnology, 2013 doi: 10.1038/nbt.2678 Image: Peripheral blood film from a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Image credit: Ed Uthman, flickr #stemcells #Tcells #immunology #lymphoma"
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:06:34 +0000

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