Unconventional T cells capable of killing different types of cancer while sparing healthy cells

[boswind]

Any comments about this article recently published in Nature: Immunology:
"Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screening reveals ubiquitous T cell cancer targeting via the monomorphic MHC class I-related protein MR1"?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31959982/
https://acir.org/weekly-digests/2020/fe ... ng-t-cells
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/7 ... ell-andrew

[CRguy]

While I have not had a chance to chew over or digest ALL the implications of these announcements
(( hoping GrouseMan will chime in !!! )) Thank you for posting

these are HUGE discoveries for immuno research on a global level, with "generic" responses to many specific cancers !

We are also seeing similar "generic" response research in the SARS/MERS/Ebola/Zika/Covid-19 arena.
A local research team has identified a substance which blocks viral attachment at the infection stage,
rendering it a possible post infection medication which prevents the disease from developing ....
and seems to be useful for many viral infections !
A clinical trial is just starting in Wuhan China, epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak

Cheers
CRguy

[Koreysue]

Sounds promising