Cancer cells need normal, nonmutated genes to survive
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 12:56
in Biology & Nature
Corrupt lifestyles and vices go hand in hand; each feeds the other. But even the worst miscreant needs customary societal amenities to get by. It's the same with cancer cells. While they rely on vices in the form of genetic mutations to wreak havoc, they must sustain their activity, and that requires equal parts vice and virtue.