Seonglae ChoAntibodies Attacking Antigens
T cells perform identity checks by examining the fingerprints of viruses. If they fail the check, macrophages consume the enemy's identification, eating the pathogen's body but cutting off just the fingerprints for immune cells to remember. Immature T cells undergo rigorous testing, with 95% dying during the selection process and only 5% becoming T cells. They are the elite officers conducting identity verification.
T Cells
A new type of killer T-cell can stop attacks on healthy tissue
A team of scientists has discovered a brand new form of human T cell that suppresses attacks on healthy tissues, which could lead to treatments for illnesses ranging from lupus to cancer. In case you forgot, T cells are one of the most significant white blood cells in the immune system, playing a crucial role in adaptive immune response.
https://interestingengineering.com/killer-t-cell-healthy-tissue
Base editing: Revolutionary therapy clears girl's incurable cancer
A teenage girl's incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine. All other treatments for Alyssa's leukaemia had failed. So doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital used "base editing" to perform a feat of biological engineering to build her a new living drug.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63859184
The fascinating and evolving story of bacteria and cancer
From in the tumor to tackling the tumor
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-fascinating-and-evolving-story
