Stop Signal Discovered for Skin Cancer
A team of experts from different scientific institutions has discovered a gene that helps protect the body from squamous cell cancer (SCC) of the skin. According to Monash University professor and leader of the research team Stephen Jane, they have discovered the gene when they were studying skin cancer. They observed that the gene which has an important role in the development of the skin in the fetus, is absent in adult SCC tumour cells. This absence knocks out the signal to stop skin cells from growing. Without this stop signal, the cells continue to multiply and eventually develop into a cancer. Thus, this discovery provides a clear direction for forming techniques for prevention and treatment in the relatively near future.
Read the complete story at http://www.monash.edu.au/news/show/stop-signal-discovered-for-skin-cancer.
This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)
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