HOW CAR-T CELLS ARE ENGINEERED TO FIGHT CANCER

HOW CAR-T CELLS ARE ENGINEERED TO FIGHT CANCER A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) sprouts from the surface of a genetically reengineered white blood cell. The receptor is a manufactured protein, and designed by molecular biologists to seek out and interact with specific antigens appearing on cancer cells. Now empowered with CAR, these killer T-cells are […]

KILLER T CELLS IN ACTION

KILLER T CELLS IN ACTION Our immune system has some truly fascinating mechanisms of operation. Killer T cells, or cytotoxic T cells, identify and destroy infected or tumor cells. When they are alerted by the presence of a tumor cell, they bind to it and release lethal chemicals, such as #perforins and #granzymes, which destroy […]