9/30/2026
Vital Signs Ā· medicine

Scientists discover an ā€œimpossibleā€ cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer

Filed by Dr. Iris Vale
Scientists discover an ā€œimpossibleā€ cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer
Scientists discovered a surprising backup system that lets mammalian cells make the essential amino acid cysteine even when the pathways once considered indispensable are disabled. The same survival mechanism may help cancer cells resist treatment, raising the possibility that shutting it down could make tumors easier to kill.
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Dr. Iris Vale
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