Scientists have made a potential breakthrough against both cancer and obesity after identifying a way of modifying a gene that controls cell growth.
Mice given an extra copy of the anti-cancer gene Pten were less prone to weight gain and were more resistant to the disease.
The Pten gene is key in controlling cell growth in both mice and humans.
The study by the Spanish National Cancer Research Center also found that the creatures with adapted genes lived longer...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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