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Spotlight: Sep 17, 2021

Still in the experimental stage, cancer vaccines are designed to stimulate the body’s own immune system to destroy a tumor. Biologists have identified new protein targets for these vaccines, which help rejuvenate “exhausted” T cells and boost the immune response.

Sep 17, 2021

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