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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

By Lauran Neergaard
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are developing a way to inject designer immune cells into transplant patients to help fight off severe viral infections.

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to infection for months, until their new immune system kicks in. Anti-viral medications don’t work very well.

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