Have We Discovered a Cure for Cancer… on Accident?



Is there actually a cure for cancer? A universal cure would be a truly historic achievement in medicine, and it seems that scientists may have found it… by accident. Watch this new episode of SciShow and find out more! Hosted by: Hank Green

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Sources:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-019-0578-8
https://www.immunology.org/public-information/bitesized-immunology/cells/cd8-t-cells
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/research/car-t-cells
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2020/01/28/new-partnership-could-lead-to-an-almost-instant-off-the-shelf-one-size-fits-all-cancer-treatment/#60f19b2268d8
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/cu-don012020.php
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK27101/
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