2024.02.29 Empty backpacks activate the immune system against cancer

Paper title: Neutrophils bearing adhesive polymer micropatches as a drug-free cancer immunotherapy Paper link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-024-01180-z PR title: Empty “backpacks” activate the immune system against cancer Pub date: 2/29/24 Pink image caption: A neutrophil (purple) carries an empty "backpack" (pink) made of polymers. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Blue image caption: This fluorescent image shows a neutrophil (blue) carrying an empty polymer "backpack" (red). The research team found that merely the act of attaching the backpack was enough to activate neutrophils against cancer, creating a drug-free immunotherapy. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University