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Stem Cells At The Core of Cancer?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the heart-of-the-matter dept.

davecb writes "The Globe and Mail reports that cancers have at their core a small number of stem cells, without which they cannot spread or reoccur. From the article: 'A spate of new discoveries about the basic biology of cancer is pushing researchers toward an astonishing conclusion: For decades, efforts to cure the disease may have targeted the wrong cells.' If true, the discoveries of Canadian and Italian research groups may give us a new path to selectively attack cancer."

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  1. Fundamental Flaw by onion2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's a huge flaw in the article. You don't kill the king in chess, you capture him.

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  2. Operation: Eradication by Dachannien · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since stem cells come from embryos, and stem cells also cause cancer, the solution is obvious.

    We must eradicate all embryos.

    (We should probably eradicate all babies while we're at it, just to be safe.)