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In Judo Move, Scientists Use Cancer’s Strength to Fight Against It

Cancer immunotherapy is hindered by the fact that engineered immune cells often get worn out and depleted before they've killed a tumor. A UCSF team has identified mutations that give cancerous lymphoma T-cells their superpower and transfer those genes into engineered, therapeutic immune cells.

A microscopy of fluorescent T cells in a skin cancer carcionma

The Road to Rejuvenation

Fortified stem cells. Enhanced memory. A longevity hormone. UCSF researchers are finding out whether we can cancel – or at least delay – old age.

Photo realistic collage illustration of an older man, fractured with cut out shapes and half a face of an older version of himself.