# Programming the Body to Fight Cancer Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/programming-the-body-to-fight-cancer Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/programming-the-body-to-fight-cancer.md Podcast: [Curiosity Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507) Published: 2026-07-15T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/curiosity/episodes/programming-the-body-to-fight-cancer Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1f67000d9130011234429/e/6a5550109fd983917d17e18f/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/programming-the-body-to-fight-cancer Duration seconds: 1720 ## Resource There is some recent research that’s testing out cancer treatments that can utilize the power of our immune systems to attack cancer cells. It’s called CAR T-cell therapy and it involves programming immune cells to target and attack cancer in the body. Here to explain more is Dr. Shreya Shukla, a biomedical engineer specializing in this treatment. But first, host Dr. Samantha Yammine will separate hype from fact when it comes to one of the internet’s most recent fixations: peptides. Later, Sam digs into a study trying to figure out how pigeons find their way home on a cloudy day.    Link to Show Notes HERE     Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Dr. Samantha Yammine — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. Terms apply.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/programming-the-body-to-fight-cancer/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/programming-the-body-to-fight-cancer.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.