"We're already using the fact that 5t4 is found in cancer cells, but not in normal tissue, to design immunotherapy against it and are testing two such systems in clinical trials, " said Professor Stern.
This is a bigger-than-normal-blog deal because Hansson is a partner at a design outfit called 37signals, like Groupon based in Chicago and a creator and popularizer many of the tools used in Web 2.0 (Wired has a good story on them here.) Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is an investor and advisor.