The plant virus that trains your immune system to kill cancer

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The plant virus that trains your immune system to kill cancer | University of California - San Diego

Objavljeno Aug 01, 2025

Plant virus sparks powerful immune attack on cancer—cheap, potent, and headed for clinical trials.

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy -- and researchers are uncovering why.

In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team led by chemical and nano engineers at the University of California San Diego took a closer look at how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other plant viruses, is uniquely effective at activating the body's immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.