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Cancer cells’ unexpected genetic tricks for evading the immune system
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Cancer cells’ unexpected genetic tricks for evading the immune system

by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hundreds of cancer-linked genes play a different role in causing disease than scientists had expected. So-called tumor suppressor genes have long been known to block cell growth, preventing cancerous cells from spreading. Mutations in these genes, scientists believed, thus allow tumors to flourish unchecked. Now, Howard...