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Creating T cells to guard against autoimmune disease

Biotechnology companies are engineering regulatory T cells to help protect the body from friendly fire.
  1. Eric Bender

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Regulatory T cells are rare, difficult to grow in the laboratory and prone to sudden identity shifts. Furthermore, they churn out a surprising variety of molecules, the roles of which are not fully understood.

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Nature 595, S60-S62 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01840-z

This article is part of Nature Outlook: Autoimmune disease, an editorially independent supplement produced with the financial support of third parties. About this content.

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