# University of Massachusetts Amherst — Patents explained on PatentBrief

University of Massachusetts Amherst has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Using Yeast Cell Walls to Deliver Genetic Medicine](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8580275/car-t-cell-therapy) — granted 2013
  A method for using hollowed-out yeast cell walls as tiny transport containers to deliver genetic payloads like DNA or RNA into cells.

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