What's Feeding Cancer Cells?
Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 16:14
in Biology & Nature
Cancer cells need a lot of nutrients to multiply and survive. While much is understood about how cancer cells use blood sugar to make energy, not much is known about how they get other nutrients. Now, researchers have discovered how the Myc cancer-promoting gene uses microRNAs to control the use of glutamine, a major energy source.