Block one gene to make cancer less aggressive


JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Repressing a critical control gene can stop runaway cancer cell growth and the processes that spread tumors around the body, researchers report. Continue…

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Sensors detect dead transplanted cells

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Researchers have devised tiny sensors to detect whether cells transplanted into a living animal are alive or dead. (more…)

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Protein ‘partner’ helps breast cancer spread

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Breast cancer cells preparing to spread disease around the body must first team up with a protein to activate the needed genes, researchers have learned. (more…)

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