As the Chrysler-produced TV spot unfolded, an elite team of mechanics and machinists was transforming the vehicle with a matte black exterior, stealth body panels, advanced weapon systems and a jet engine.

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To find the body's secret weapon, scientists remove cells from a lymph node - a part of the circulation system used by immune cells, but which also often forms a "staging post" for cancer as it spreads around the body.

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Critics said the prospect of a no-hands T-Ray search raised general privacy concerns and fears over so-called false positives where an object on a person's body could be misread to be a weapon.

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If Provenge reaches the market, it will be the first approved treatment that trains the body's own immune system as a weapon against tumors.

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Paul Reid, 48, invited Scott Jones into his office, produced the weapon and swung it at him narrowly missing his body, the court heard.

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