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The Singularity
Demystifying the immortality of cancer cells - http://www.kurzweilai.net/demysti...
In cancer cells, normal mechanisms governing the cellular life cycle have gone haywire, continuing to divide indefinitely, and creating rapidly growing tumors. Now EPFL scientists have discovered a protein complex involved in this deregulated process, and hope to be able to exploit it to stop tumor formation. All our cells come equipped with an automatic self-destruct [...]