WSU Researchers Find Way to Make Cancer Cells More Mortal

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Weihang Chai, Assistant Professor, WWAMI Spokane, School of Molecular Biosciences, wchai@wsu.edu;
Robert Strenge, WSU News Service 509-335-3583, rstrenge@wsu.edu

WSU Researchers Find Way to Make Cancer Cells More Mortal
SPOKANE, Wash.—Washington State University researchers have discovered a way to help cancer cells age and die, creating a promising avenue for slowing and even stopping the growth of tumors.
"Hopefully, we can make cancer cells die like normal cells," said Weihang Chai, an assistant professor in the WSU School of Molecular Biosciences and WWAMI medical education program in Spokane. "Basically, you make the cancer cell go from immortal to mortal."
Normal cells lose a little bit of their DNA every time they reproduce as the molecule's strands lose part of their protective tips, called telomeres. Eventually, the telomeres become too short, signaling to the cell to stop replicating and growing.

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