Missing Puma gene reveals cancer conundrum
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 21:21
in Biology & Nature
Researchers in Australia have made a discovery that has upended scientists' understanding of programmed cell death and its role in tumor formation. The research team's discovery has implications for the understanding of how cancers develop and will inform the ongoing development of a new class of anti-cancer drugs called BH3 mimetics.
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