Sentences with phrase «genes keeping the cancer at bay»
But, according to a recent Proceedings of the Royal Society B paper, it wasn't the devils» distinct genes keeping the cancer at bay — this group of devils just happened to have a less - deadly variation of the disease.
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The cancer gene BRCA1, which keeps tumors in the breast and ovaries at bay by producing proteins that repair damaged DNA, may also regulate brain size.
But for scientists who develop therapeutic viruses (to, for example, target cancer cells or correct gene deficiencies) a more important question is: How do we keep people's natural immune responses at bay?