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Published online 22 March 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040315-16
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Immune cells grown in a dish
Lab-made T cells could deliver better cancer and HIV therapy.
Scientists have found a way to grow a bountiful supply of disease-fighting cells that might one day boost therapy for cancer and HIV.
The cells, called T cells, normally patrol the body and swallow up infected or cancerous cells.
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