‘Destruct’ triggers may be jammed in tumor cells
May 1, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI
University of Florida scientists have found that tumor cells may be protected from radiotherapy or chemotherapy: their self-destruct mechanisms are blocked.
They found that slight changes in the protein scaffolds that support the “reaper” and “hid” genes (which help trigger cell death) cause the tumor cells to become resistant to X-rays.