Researchers engineer a herpes virus to turn on T cells for immunotherapy

Recent research points to the potential utility of a familiar sounding foe-herpes virus-in the fight against cancer.

The idea: the virus has evolved to commandeer cellular machinery in order activate signaling pathways inside cells and these strategies can be repurposed to bolster immunotherapy against diseases like cancer.

T cells are front line defenders against pathogens, like viruses, and cancer because they can kill infected or malignant cells.

Scientists have for years been trying…

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