Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Nanoparticle injection reprograms NK immune cells to fight cancer and autoimmune disorders

MIT engineers have developed a new way to program natural killer (NK) immune cells to target cancerous T cells or T cells that have become autoreactive, leading to diseases such as lymphoma and autoimmune hepatitis.

Nanoparticle injection reprograms NK immune cells to fight cancer and autoimmune disorders
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MIT engineers have developed a new way to program natural killer (NK) immune cells to target cancerous T cells or T cells that have become autoreactive, leading to diseases such as lymphoma and autoimmune hepatitis.

Originally published at Phys.org

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