phagocytosis

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    Cancer cells deprive immune cells of energy by devouring their mitochondria

    In a description that could be a good plot for a horror-movie, the study below demonstrates that the immune failure often seen in cancer is, again, bioenergetic in origin. More specifically, the immune system cells are getting literally the energy (i.e. mitochondria) sucked out of them by cancer...
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