The vulnerable cancer cell
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified many potential new drug targets for cancers long deemed 'untouchable' due to the type of genetic mutation they contain. These studies are beginning to reveal new ways of attacking cancer by targeting a largely hidden network of normal genes that cancer cells rely on for survival...
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