Episode

7. Can Viruses Treat Cancer?

Podcast
Smarter Than Cancer
Published
Nov 20, 2025
Duration seconds
1413
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Summary

We’ve looked at some amazing science on Smarter Than Cancer, but today we’re going to hear about maybe the amazing-est. CAR-T Cell therapy takes a truly outrageous concept — using modified viruses to alter the DNA of white blood cells — and turns it into one of the most promising cancer treatments ever devised.