Tijkmo
Yah, i was starting to think that you just made that up.
Meg d
Cancer cells are the only immortal cells in the body, the only cells w EVERLASTING LIFE. Cool, eh?
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Creationism is Stupid, Stupid, STOOOOPID!
by Farkel 71 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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'Brunel University, UK, is leading a ?4.8 million project, funded by the European Commission, that aims to turn off the switch which makes cancer cells immortal. Led by Professor Rob Newbold, Director of the Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, the project includes genetic scientists, pathologists, diagnostic specialists and pharmacologists from across Europe.
The project, 'Developing Molecular Medicines for Cancer in the Post-genome Era', will investigate and develop treatments to block the re-activated production of telomerase in cancerous cells. Telomerase is a natural enzyme that controls cell growth. In normal human cells the production of telomerase is shut down around 20 weeks after conception, and from then on a strict limit is placed on the number of times human cells can divide. But around 85% of cancers re-activate the telomerase molecule, allowing their cells to divide indefinitely without succumbing to normal ageing and death.
By developing treatments to block this re-activated production of telomerase in cancerous cells, Professor Newbold hopes to reinstate natural defence mechanisms against the disease.
Professor Newbold says: "Halting the production of telomerase is evolution's way of preventing cancerous growth.'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/23223.php
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