Rebuilding the road to cancer

被引:38
作者
Weitzman, JB [1 ]
Yaniv, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Pasteur, Unite Virus Oncogenes, F-75724 Paris 15, France
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D O I
10.1038/22637
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
After more than 15 years of trying, researchers have managed to convert normal human cells into tumour cells in a culture dish. This achievement should help identify new players in tumour formation, and develop treatments that target them.
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