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Super-soldier T-cells fight cancer better after a transformational DNA delivery

  • Written by Andy Tay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Delivering DNA to immune cells is the trickiest part of developing new gene-based therapies.SAK Design/SHutterstock.com

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