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Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A Kurzgesagt animation about how the immune system constantly detects and kills cells that are turning cancerous. It explains what cancer cells are and why stopping them is so hard.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a clear, accessible introduction to cancer and the immune system.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “just how hard the immune system works to identify and kill any cell that is not cooperating anymore”

    Shows how the immune system constantly kills non-cooperating cells.

    mabbo, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “Radiation-hardened Quine: A quine that works after any one character is deleted”

  2. “I found Kurzgesagt has a very good ELI5 on how cancer grows in the body”

    Good simple explanation of how cancer grows in the body.

    borbulon, 2023-07 · Recommendation · in “Cancer’s origin story features predictable plot line”

  3. “the Kurzgesagt series on cancer are a great start.”

    Good starting introduction to cancer and the immune system.

    gnyman, 2024-05 · Recommendation · in “mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Glioblastoma in 48 Hours”

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Topics: kurzgesagt, immune system, cancer, biology, animation

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