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Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells

New Scientist · Jun 25, 2026, 10:21 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines

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