pancreatic tissue of a mouse (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

pancreatic tissue of a mouse

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Senescent cells (blue) accumulate as we age. CAR T cells can be programmed to seek them out and destroy them. The image above shows healthy pancreatic tissue samples from an old mouse treated with CAR T cells as a young pup.

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Amor Vegas lab/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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