The human body is constantly fighting the development of cells that give rise to tumors, but when there is an alteration in this process the cancer is free to develop. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, led by Drs. Sandra Nicholson and Nicholas Huntington, along with colleagues at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), both entities in Australia, are investigating ways to 'turn on' our natural killer cells For its acronym in English, reports Europa Press.

"Natural killer cells are a key part of our immune system that locate other cells that pose a health hazard, whether they are infected or because they are becoming a cancer cell," says Nicholson.