Researcher Discovers Inhibitor of Gene Regulator

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 15:28 in Biology & Nature

A North Carolina State University chemist has discovered a molecule that can potentially stop the production of cancer cells at the very beginning of the process by switching off the gene regulators responsible for turning healthy cells into cancer cells. The discovery could lead to the development of drugs that can treat some of the deadliest forms of cancer, including brain cancer.

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