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New Vaccine Can Completely Reverse Autoimmune Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, and Crohn’s Disease (scitechdaily.com)

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Researchers from Pritzker Molecular Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell, demonstrated that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune response linked to multiple sclerosis. Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed

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[–] stoneparchment@possumpat.io 1 points 1 year ago

You're not oversimplifying from my description, my description was just too simple itself! Unfortunately, no, it wouldn't work like this. The whole idea is that the cell would pick up anything and discover that it isn't as dangerous as it thought. That's the opposite of what we'd want for cancer cells!

Luckily, there are many, many other treatments for various cancers coming in due time, also. My research is actually closer to cancer research than immunology, so I can tell ya-- there's good stuff coming!