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Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey through the body’s immune system and profile a remarkable white blood cell.

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body, asking what it can tell us about our innate capacity for change. In this episode, they zoom in on T cells: a type of white blood cell that forms a critical part of the body’s ability to fight off infection.

Xand and Kimberley discover how scientists are hacking into the immune system and hear the story of 5-year-old Zac, who has undergone an innovative form of immunotherapy for leukemia.

Producer: Dan Hardoon
Researcher: Emily Finch
Executive Producer: Kate Holland
A Whistledown Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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31 minutes

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Wed 23 Jun 2021 21:00

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  • Tue 22 Jun 2021 15:30
  • Wed 23 Jun 2021 21:00

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