Kyoto Univ. Develops Protein to Help Remove Cancer Cells

Kyoto Univ. Develops Protein to Help Remove Cancer Cells
Kyoto, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--A Kyoto University research group has developed a new type of protein that marks out cancer cells for easier removal. Every day, more than 10 billion cells in the human body fulfill their role and die, and are eaten and removed by immune cells called macrophages. When the unnecessary cells accumulate instead of dying, due to aging and other factors, this leads t...