Finding Immune Cells to Fight Cancer

Researchers have known for a long time that the human body is equipped to detect and fight precursor cancer cells, but finding the cells responsible for this mechanism has proven to be a somewhat elusive goal for many years. What makes this goal nearly impossible is the fact that precursor ca... [ read more >> ]

This microfluidic chip (top) contains 1,536 wells. An immune cell and a tumor cell are forced into contact inside a single well of the microfluidic chip (bottom)

Image comment: This microfluidic chip (top) contains 1,536 wells. An immune cell and a tumor cell are forced into contact inside a single well of the microfluidic chip (bottom)
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This microfluidic chip (top) contains 1,536 wells. An immune cell and a tumor cell are forced into contact inside a single well of the microfluidic chip (bottom)
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