Why cancer cells just won't die
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 13:15
in Biology & Nature
When cells experience DNA damage, they'll try to repair it. But if that fails, the damaged cells are supposed to self-destruct, a process called apoptosis. A cancer researcher at Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario has identified a protein that regulates apoptosis, a new discovery which has implications for both the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Link: http://www.uwo.ca