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To simplify the process, the MIT team wanted to come up with a way to generate CAR NK cells \"in vivo\"—that is, in the patient's own body, without having to remove any cells.","spanStart":0,"spanEnd":118,"status":"unverified","notAutoChecked":"allegation","namedPersonAllegation":null,"checkableBand":"medium","demoted":false,"demotedReason":null,"l3Attempted":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-13T16:42:24.794Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T16:55:29.933Z","evidence":[],"history":[],"corrections":[],"editorial":[],"endorsements":[],"allegationNotAssessed":true},{"id":"01M4V29MF1N531F260JCRRYC44","receiptId":"01M4V2977GB16ZKCBVD05NTBHA","ord":25,"text":"To simplify the process, the MIT team wanted to come up with a way to generate CAR NK cells \"in vivo\"—that is, in the patient's own body, without having to remove any cells.","sourceText":"To simplify the process, the MIT team wanted to come up with a way to generate CAR NK cells \"in vivo\"—that is, in the patient's own body, without having to remove any cells.","derivedFrom":"span","context":"However, manufacturing large quantities of CAR NK cells poses many of the same difficulties as generating CAR T cells. 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