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Offline sam

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Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« on: January 29, 2010, 03:39 »
http://www.physorg.com/news183916831.html

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A protein acting as a switch to activate the cell death process may prove to be an effective targeted treatment for killing cancer cells.
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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 10:20 »
That sounds promising, Sam.
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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 10:36 »
For the favoured few.   :)

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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 10:41 »
Give it time, Clive. More than we have, probably...
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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 10:44 »
Definitely more than we have!  We are the ones they are just experimenting on!   :bawl:

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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2010, 10:49 »
'Twas ever thus...
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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 10:50 »
Yes, and we are enjoying the benefits of previous experiments.   8-)

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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 10:51 »
We are...
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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2010, 10:59 »
I'm hoping not to need it.  :)
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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2010, 11:00 »
Ah, the optimism of youth. ;D
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Re: Lights out: A protein may switch off cancer cells
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2010, 11:09 »
;D
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