Researchers have engineered cells with a 'built-in genetic circuit' that produces a molecule that inhibits the ability of tumors to survive and grow in their low oxygen environment. The genetic circuit produces the machinery necessary for the production of a compound that inhibits a protein which has a significant and critical role in the growth and survival of cancer cells. This results in the cancer cells being unable to survive in the low oxygen, low nutrient tumor micro-environment.
Researchers have engineered cells with a 'built-in genetic circuit' that produces a molecule that inhibits the ability of tumors to survive and grow in their low oxygen environment. The genetic circuit produces the machinery necessary for the production of a compound that inhibits a protein which has a significant and critical role in the growth and survival of cancer cells. This results in the cancer cells being unable to survive in the low oxygen, low nutrient tumor micro-environment.
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