Days of Miracle and Wonder, Con't

Just a quickie that I found via the BBC:

Gene switch can 'turn off cancer'

Scientists have shown they can turn off a cancer-causing gene in mice, offering hope of new treatments for cancer patients.

The Stanford University team used a common antibiotic to turn off a gene called Myc, which is known to trigger cancer.

Mice remained cancer free for as long as they took the drug. The drug also turned cancer cells back to normal.

Well, that's just cool.

Posted by zibblsnrt at October 11, 2004 07:39 PM

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