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  • When cells’ tiny differences have far-reaching implications

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    July 21, 2022

    Photo: M.Scott Brauer Alex Shalek’s technologies for single-cell RNA profiling can help dissect the cellular bases of complex diseases around the globe. Within a given tissue or organ, cells may appear very similar or even identical. But at the molecular level, these cells can have small differences that lead to wide variations in their functions.…

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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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