Salk Scientists Find a Molecular 'Brake' (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Salk Scientists Find a Molecular 'Brake'

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By testing over 4,000 genes in human tumors, a Salk team uncovered an enzyme responsible for suppressing a common and deadly lung cancer. From left: Salk researchers Yifeng Xia, Eugene Ke, Narayana Yeddula and Inder Verma.

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