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Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.
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Chain reaction that begins when tumor suppression gene is switched off offers clues to how cancer develops
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A tumor suppressor gene known as p53 is mutated in more than half of all cancers, but how it acts to prevent cancer formation is largely unknown.
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- A tumor suppressor gene known as p53 is mutated in more than half of all cancers, but how it acts to prevent cancer formation is largely unknown.
- Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:40:04 UTC.
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