Healthcare

Self-defence: UK company Adaptimmune is working to improve the protective ability of T-cells to recognise infected and cancerous cells, especially in people with HIV.

Photographer: Image by Adaptimmune UK

World's First Study Of "Bionic Assassins" To Kill HIV

16 February 2010

by Richard Maino, London Press Service

Science & Technology » Healthcare

A GREAT step forward has been taken to treat the HIV pandemic. Now, a company that can engineer immune cells to act as “bionic assassins” is to trial it with HIV patients. read more

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