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Maintaining NK Cells’ Killer Instincts
A protein in natural killer cells keeps them from turning into more docile counterparts.
Maintaining NK Cells’ Killer Instincts
Maintaining NK Cells’ Killer Instincts

A protein in natural killer cells keeps them from turning into more docile counterparts.

A protein in natural killer cells keeps them from turning into more docile counterparts.

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Bringing Immunotherapy Straight to the Source
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Mar 14, 2024 | 4 min read
Engineered natural killer cells track down cancer cells in the bone marrow.
3D rendered immune cells attacking a cancer cell, with stem cells in the background.
From Culture to Clinic: Scale Up NK Cell Expansion
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Jan 9, 2024 | 1 min read
Developing the clinical potential of NK cells as cancer therapeutics requires researchers to expand beyond conventional cell culture approaches.
Discover How to Develop, Optimize, and Scale a Protocol for Generating Genetically Modified NK Cells
Developing a Protocol for Generating Genetically Modified NK Cells
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Jan 8, 2024 | 1 min read
Natural killer (NK) cells target infected and oncogenic cells, but are difficult to work with in vitro. Discover novel approaches to producing genetically modified NK cells for cell therapy. 
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CAR Technology in Cancer Therapy: From CAR-T to CAR-NK
The Scientist and Sino Biological | May 10, 2023 | 4 min read
From early target discovery to preclinical development stages, researchers explore novel strategies for effective cell therapies in cancer treatment.
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Understanding the Blood Cancer Genomic Landscape 
The Scientist | Dec 13, 2022 | 1 min read
Information about the genomic and immunological characteristics of blood cancers is helping scientists discover and develop new immunotherapies.
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Breast Cancer Cells Retrain T Cells to Invade Specific Tissues
Nele Haelterman, PhD | Sep 26, 2022 | 3 min read
Scientists discover tumor-associated T cells that drive breast cancer metastasis to lymph nodes.
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Automating Gene and Cell Therapy Manufacturing
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Aug 10, 2022 | 1 min read
A versatile instrument streamlines cellular therapeutics production across cell types.
Natural Killer Cell Therapies Catch Up to CAR T
Bianca Nogrady | Apr 1, 2020 | 8 min read
There’s a new cell-based cancer immunotherapy on the block.
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Gene Therapy Effective for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Shawna Williams | Apr 17, 2019 | 4 min read
Researchers report they’ve found a way to restore immune function in infants with one form of “bubble boy disease.”
Cancer Be Damned
Bob Grant | Apr 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Teenager Lauren Bendesky turned her cancer diagnosis on its head, using herself as a research subject to test potential therapies.
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