Rejuvenating cancer-killing cells

Researchers at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have discovered why natural killer (NK) cells in the immune system lose their ability to fight cancer. They introduced nanoparticles that silenced the enzyme DGK alpha and the transcription factor Egr2, returning the NK cells to normal function.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/394893

https://www.biu.ac.il/en/article/581709

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDjFPY3zcmk

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