Gene therapy eliminates brain tumours through selective recruitment of immune cells
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:14
in Health & Medicine
Scientists seeking to harness the power of the immune system to eradicate brain tumours face two major hurdles: recruiting key immune cells called dendritic cells into areas of the brain where they are not naturally found and helping them recognise tumour cells as targets for attack...
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