WHY A MAN-MADE CANCER CELL IS GOOD NEWS.

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Source:
BusinessWeek. 08/09/99, Issue 3641, p89-89. 1/4p.
Subject Terms:
CANCER research; CELLS; CANCER cells; GENES; CYTOLOGICAL research; TELOMERASE

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- Abstract:
  The article offers information on the transformation of normal human cells into cancer cells. Reports say that scientists were able to discover switches which transform a healthy cell into a killer cell. Research by cancer researcher Robert A. Weinberg and his team says that cells containing two cancer-causing genes do not transform into tumor cells. However, the cells become cancerous, when the telomerase gene is added. He thinks, the discovery will be useful in studying the spread of cancer.