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S7E07: The Secret Life of T Cells
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About this episode
Cells aren't just the building blocks of our bodies – they could also become medicines. In this episode, Soyoung Oh, Senior Director and Senior Principal Scientist, Synthetic Immunity, joins Danielle Mandikian to explain how scientists are engineering T cells to better recognize disease and respond to signals in their environment, while also keeping the fight going when conditions get tough. They discuss the differences between autologous and allogeneic treatments across indications, the challenges of tracking and scaling these therapies, and where this rapidly changing field is heading next. Read the full text transcript at www.gene.com/stories/the-secret-life-of-t-cells