Biologists find way to reduce stem cell loss during cancer treatment
Sunday, September 5, 2010 - 12:42
in Health & Medicine
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing cancer treatment.
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