AI SCIENCE
Scientists just turned T cells into trained assassins
Scientists have built a new tool using AI that helps immune cells (T cells) find and attack cancer more accurately.
The AI designs tiny proteins that act like satnavs, guiding the T cells straight to tumours.
It’s a new type of immunotherapy still in early testing, but lab results are promising.
One of the AI-designed proteins helped T cells kill melanoma cells and stop their growth.
In brief:
AI-designed proteins helped T cells kill melanoma in the lab
It’s faster than traditional treatment design methods
Human trials are still a few years away
Swipe right on the right protein
The process is fast, it takes days to design the proteins and just weeks to test them.
That’s much quicker than current methods, which can take months and often fail to find strong treatment options.
More tests are needed before human trials, but the technique could eventually lead to faster, personalised cancer treatments, and possibly help tackle other diseases too.
When AI said “get in loser, we’re killing cancer.”