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A short National Cancer Institute explainer on CAR T-cell therapy, in which a patient's own T cells are engineered to recognize and attack cancer. It is a quick orientation to how the treatment is made and where it is used.
An animated primer on what separates a cancer cell from a normal one, from uncontrolled division to evading the body's usual checks. Viewers also…
Explains how tumors exploit immune 'checkpoints' to switch off T cells and how checkpoint-blocking drugs release those brakes. A useful foundation for understanding much…
CRISPR co-inventor Jennifer Doudna describes how a bacterial immune system became a programmable tool for editing DNA. She also raises the ethical questions that…