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Can the Amplifier Be Turned Off?

Can the Amplifier Be Turned Off?

01.01.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The growth of breast cancer and other malignancies is spurred by a molecular "amplifier" that augments signals received by tumor cells, according to a new study led by Prof. Yosef Yarden of the Weizmann Institute's Molecular Cell Biology Department.

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