Too much of a good thing: Cells with extra chromosomes share detrimental traits
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 15:49
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mammalian cells with extra chromosomes share some common traits that could be exploited to develop cancer treatments, according to MIT biologists.
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