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I’ve been thinking about two recent postings I made about mice and cancer, there this one about tagging cancer cells so that the body’s immune system can recognize and destroy them. Then there is this study where they found a “super” mouse whose immune system was able to detect and destroy cancer.
I wonder if the two aren’t similar. The super mouse’s immune system was able to detect cancer cells and then it destroyed them. In the other case they were able to tag the cancer cells so normal immune system could detect and destroy them.
In both cases, it is the immune system doing the work.
UPDATE: I just sent an email to the main researcher for the immune study to see if he would to a telephone interview.
Posted by The Vorlon at July 16, 2006 8:35 AM