Natural killers: Researchers engineer cells that attack and destroy malignant tumor cells but leave the rest alone
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Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing cells genetically engineered outside the body to find and destroy malignant tumors.
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