1 Genetic Engineering Here s an idea for treating advanced

Last updated: 10/16/2023

1 Genetic Engineering Here s an idea for treating advanced melanoma the most serious kind of skin cancer genetically engineer white blood cells to better recognize and destroy cancer cells then infuse these cells into patients The subjects in a small initial study of this approach were 11 patients whose melanoma had not responded to existing treatments One outcome of this experiment was measured by a test for the presence of cells that trigger an immune response in the body and so may help fight cancer The mean counts of active cells per 100 000 cells for the 11 subjects were 3 8 before infusion and 160 2 after infusion Is each of the boldface numbers a parameter or a statistic