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Restoring youth to old immune cells: mRNA therapy turns back the clock
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Nature 649, 276 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-04082-5
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Friedrich, M. J. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09873-4 (2025).
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