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A biomimetic five-module chimeric antigen receptor (5MCAR) designed to target and eliminate antigen-specific T cells
Shio Kobayashi, Martin A. Thelin, Heather L. Parrish, Neha R. Deshpande, Mark S. Lee, Alborz Karimzadeh, Monika A. Niewczas, Thomas Serwold, and Michael S. Kuhns
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UArizona COVID-19 Testing up 34% in Pre-Holiday Blitz
At 7,541 administered from Nov. 9-13, the university’s COVID-19 testing, which continues through Nov. 25, is succeeding in goal to test large numbers of students before they head home for holidays.