Monday, June 05, 2006

Natural Born Killers

Source: Salk Institute
Posted: June 5, 2006

Summary:

A collaboration between scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the Pasteur Institute in Paris has uncovered the molecular signals that trigger maturation of natural killer cells, an important group of immune system cells, into fully armed killing machines.

Commentary: Hopefully this will lead to therapeutic and clinical applications to treat immune disorders and infectious deseases.

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