Bioengineering an immunity to cancer.

Bouncer Cells INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about bioengineering and immunity to cancer.

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FEATURE Novartis Immunotherapy announcement

LINKS * First gene therapy — ‘a true living drug’ — on the cusp of FDA approval

• The orignal article Jon read
• Landmark Novartis Immunotherapy Faces Crucial FDA Hearing Wednesday
• CAR T Cell Therapy: How It Works
• CAR-T Cell Therapies for CLL: How are the various techniques different?

• **Novel cancer treatment wins endorsement of FDA advisers

• Hooray!**

TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Impenetrable Acronyms * Lymphomaniac * Bouncer Cells

CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

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