NK cells, short for natural killer cells, are cells generated by our immune systems that provide early, rapid protection against viruses and cancer. They are a component of (CAR)-NK therapy, chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer cells, where researchers attach to an NK cell, a lab-created receptor (CAR), so it can spot a specific antigen (anything the body’s immune system identifies as foreign, hostile and targeted for destruction).

Sounds brilliant? But so far, this approach has proven difficult to scale (provide for the masses). Why? Because producing these........

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