Mystery of Memory Cells Answered Through Mouse Study (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Mystery of Memory Cells Answered Through Mouse Study

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Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have identified a molecular mechanism that operates in memory T cells that could be manipulated to produce and maintain more memory T cells in the body, a finding that could improve vaccinations and cancer immunotherapies.

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