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  • How a shape-shifting receptor influences cell growth

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    July 6, 2022

    Image: Courtesy of the researchers Insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein. Receptors found on cell surfaces bind to hormones, proteins, and other molecules, helping cells respond to their environment. MIT chemists have now discovered how one of these receptors…

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  • New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer

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    June 20, 2022

    Image: Dylan Burnette and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, National Institutes of Health, edited by MIT News The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs. Cancer cells can have thousands of mutations in their DNA. However, only a handful of those actually drive the progression of cancer; the rest…

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  • How diet affects tumors

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    October 20, 2021

    Image: Christine Daniloff, stock image A new study finds cutting off cells' supplies of lipids can slow the growth of tumors in mice. In recent years, there has been some evidence that dietary interventions can help to slow the growth of tumors. A new study from MIT, which analyzed two different diets in mice, reveals…

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