Posted on Mar 10, 2018

The 30-Year Quest To Tame The 'Wily' Cancer Gene

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The mutated gene is called RAS, and it's the very first human cancer gene ever discovered. It's also amazingly common – found in 30 percent of all cancers and responsible for a million cancer deaths worldwide, every year.

The 30-Year Quest To Tame The 'Wily' Cancer Gene

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The 30-Year Quest To Tame The 'Wily' Cancer Gene

The 30-Year Quest To Tame The 'Wily' Cancer Gene

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