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Gene Therapy Ages Human Cancer Cells in Lab

Posted by samzenpus on from the my-tumor-feels-10-years-older dept.

mattr writes "Korean scientists are the first in the world to selectively age off and kill human cancer cells, by injecting a gene that suppresses telomerase, a cancer-specific enzyme that normally makes cancer cells immortal by protecting the telomere tips of their chromosomes. The telomere length modulation mechanism was found by two scientists from Yonsei University and colleagues at U. Central Florida, and is reported in the April 1 issue of Genes and Development magazine."

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  1. is anyone worried by sfcat · · Score: 0, Troll

    that this was reported on April Fools Day.

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  2. Re:who gets credit by msgregory@earthlink. · · Score: 0, Troll

    You'd have to be truly pathetic to be taken out by a four digit number.

  3. Re:who gets credit by Floaty_Spice · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't be shamed. This blowhard probably purchased his 4digit ID on ebay. Looking back over his previous posts he is a troll who is continually rewarded for his ignorance by noob mods who are also star-struck with his 4 digit id. The point is, this guy made a stupid point when he tried to dismiss you and you've accepted it, just because he has lowid. Show some character, this guys is an imbecile deserving only of your scorn.

  4. But America leads the world in science by Cryofan · · Score: 0, Troll

    sure we did, five decades ago. And now our "free trade, open markets" vultures have bled us so much that little countries like Korea are kicking our ass....

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