Researchers turn stem cells into cancer fighters

by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public Radio
October 11, 2005

A team of University of Minnesota medical researchers has found a way to kill cancer cells using embryonic stem cells. The generated "natural killer cells" help defend the body against infection and some types of cancer. All Things Considered host Tom Crann talked with Dr. Dan Kaufman of the U of M's Stem Cell Institute.

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