Master Gene That Switches On Disease-fighting Cells Identified By Scientists

Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 17:35 in Health & Medicine

The master gene that causes blood stem cells to turn into disease-fighting "natural killer" immune cells has been identified. The discovery could one day help scientists boost the body's production of these frontline tumor-killing cells, creating new ways to treat cancer.

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