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Aug 2, 2026

CRISPR makes prostate cancer vulnerable to immunotherapy in mice

Scientists used CRISPR gene editing to make prostate cancer cells easier for the immune system to detect and destroy, dramatically improving immunotherapy effectiveness in mice.

Aug 2, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪The research was funded by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
  • ▪The findings of the study, led by scientists from Duke University School of Medicine, were published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
  • ▪The CRISPR Cas13 system was engineered to attach to a specific section of mRNA, preventing cancer cells from shortening its tail, rather than cutting it.

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Gene therapyImmune system regulationCancer immunotherapyCRISPR gene editing

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