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EducationalCan3358 t1_j722ei3 wrote

Reply to comment by happyhourscience in Back in the late 90s, I remember hearing that scientists “cloned a sheep”. What actually happened with the cloning, and what advancements have been made as a result of that? by foxmag86

Is this how CAR-T cancer treatment came about?

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CrateDane t1_j7297wt wrote

No, CAR-T simply uses T cells extracted from an adult. Either the patient themselves or a donor. The cells are then gene edited to express the chimeric antigen receptor, and the successfully edited cells are put back in the patient.

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