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Read More News Health 5 days ago Engineered T Cells Use Hidden Sugar to Beat Solid Tumors UCLA scientists engineered T cells to metabolize cellobiose, a plant sugar tumors cannot use, restoring immune function in solid tumors and improving CAR-T performance in preclinical models.
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