Natural Killer cells steal membrane from cancer cells (IMAGE)

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Natural Killer cells steal membrane from cancer cells

Caption

A Natural Killer cell (arrow) turns green after stealing a chunk of a green cancer cell. Cancer cells hijack this process to put Natural Killer cells to sleep and evade the immune system.

Credit

Hasim et al., Sci. Adv. 8, eabj3286 (2022)

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